this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
808 points (99.9% liked)

196

16601 readers
2523 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, tbh, Romans were pretty xenophobic

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Xenophobic, not racist. They considered any non Roman or Greek culture to be uncivilized barbarian or at least weird and wrong and in need of romanization