http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_Barbarians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_Barbarians makes a compelling argument that the Romans slurs on the

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_Barbarians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_Barbarians makes a compelling argument that the Romans slurs on the "barbarians" were grounded in their lack of Roman custom and not based on the qualities we associate with "savages".