The term barbarian is generally used to refer to people who were not native to Greece or who did not speak Greek or Latin. It derives from the Greek word “βάρβαρος” which, translated, means “person who babblers”. In general, the term Persian was used to designate the Persians, because when they spoke the sounds they produced with their mouths sounded similar to those of the Persians, babblings made by young children.
Likewise, the Greek word was modified into Latin as “barbarus” which was used by the Romans to name foreigners or populations that were not equal to Rome in culture and beliefs, classifying them as savages and primitives despite the fact that these people They are mostly farmers. and hunters.
Throughout the centuries, the use of the term barbarian has also been used as a way of referring to the populations and peoples that during the 5th century rebelled against the Roman Empire and that over time spread and spread throughout much of Europe. continent, so that, over time, everything that had any relationship with these towns and cities became known as barbarian.
The barbarian peoples were given a classification by race, first white slaves, among whom were village Slovaks, Czechs, among others. Next were the non-slave whites, made up mainly of Germans and Gauls. In third place were the yellow ones, leaving the fumes and misers who gathered in this race.
As mentioned above, these peoples did not have very cordial relations with the Roman Empire, perhaps due to the various invasions that these peoples had to endure during the 3rd century AD, which is why people of these races were not considered fit to enter. to the army of Rome, but over time the need for troops forced the Romans to allow their entry, which facilitated their infiltration into the army and thanks to it the fall of the empire in its western part in the year 476 AD
