While speaking on behalf of Larisseans, Thrasymachos made use of the term “Barbarian” while refering to the king Archelaos of Macedon. “Shall we being Greeks, Be  slaves to Archelaos, a Barbarian?” (“Αρχελάω δουλεύσομεν Έλληνες όντες Βαρβάρω;”) Here of course it would be of tremendous help, if we had Thrasymachos full text in the original, instead of having a quote out of context like we have now. The above excerpt shows […]

A usual wordwide misconception is the association of the word ‘Barbarian’ with non-Greeks. We all know for starters Epirotes being classed as ‘barbarians’ from Thucydides, although they were greek-speakers. However the ultimate proof of Greek tribes being called ‘barbarians is coming from Athenaios Deipnosophistes where Stratonicus the harp-player was asked “πότερα Βοιωτοί βαρβαρώτεροι…ή θετταλοί, Ηλείους έφησεν” meaning “who were the […]