worldhistory, 2 months ago The Romans and Greeks used “barbarians” as a convenient foil, a way to define themselves. So how did they depict foreigners in their art, and what can that tell us about the Romans, the Greeks, and the so-called barbarians? #history @histodons https://open.substack.com/pub/worldhistory/p/who-were-the-barbarians?r=7ecn0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The Romans and Greeks used “barbarians” as a convenient foil, a way to define themselves. So how did they depict foreigners in their art, and what can that tell us about the Romans, the Greeks, and the so-called barbarians?
#history @histodons https://open.substack.com/pub/worldhistory/p/who-were-the-barbarians?r=7ecn0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
