The Greeks and Romans considered most of their contemporaries " barbarians." During the latter  half of classical antiquity, Germanic tribes in Europe were putting up significant resistance  against the " civilized" Romans.

希腊人和罗马人认为他们同时代的大多数人都是“野蛮人”。在古典时代的后半期，欧洲的日耳曼部落对“文明”的罗马人进行了强烈的抵抗。