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Also Known As	barbari • externae gentes

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“Barbarian Archer in Scythian Costume,” Athenian plate by Epictetus, late 6th century bc; in the British Museum

Thematic map of Europe and the Mediterranean showing the routes of various barbarian groups during the invasions of the late Roman Empire. Colored arrows trace the migrations of groups such as the Goths, Vandals, Franks, Saxons, and others, with boundaries of the Roman Empire in 395 CE and subsequent political divisions marked. Major kingdoms and cities are labeled, illustrating the movement and settlement patterns of these peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman origins of the word barbarian

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