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Roman Portrayal of Germanic Barbarians
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This transcript examines Caesar's portrayals of the Germanic tribes he encountered, who were seen as rough and threatening the stability of the region. It also raises the question of whether the Roman influence may have dulled the barbarian edge of the Celtic tribes without providing the benefits of a centralized state like system.
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