A. Testimonia (a) In a scene from the Attic comedy “Macedonians”, by the 5th-century writer Strattis, an Athenian asks ή σφύραινα δ‘ έ‘στι τίς;(‘sled-fish, what do you mean?), and a Macedonian replies “κέστραν μεν ΰμμες ώττικοΐ κικλήσκετε“ (‘wha ye Attics ca’ a hammer-fush, ma freen’). In order to appreciate the value of the Macedonian’s reply for the problem under dis­cussion, […]

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 […]