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Also iirc the reason for that name was because by the time the name was coined the state was surrounded from all sides by “barbarians”, including the east, so it was pretty much literal. It’s worth to mention since in older books and pop history i often hear or read that the name is result of gigantic hubris.
Also iirc the reason for that name was because by the time the name was coined the state was surrounded from all sides by “barbarians”, including the east, so it was pretty much literal. It’s worth to mention since in older books and pop history i often hear or read that the name is result of gigantic hubris.