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Barbarians

Terry Jones has a very unique perspective on
Barbarians. Unlike most people, he looks through
the fog and sees them for the brilliant peoples
they were. His report seems very logical,
and assuming his historical facts are true, his
viewpoint may be proven. Most people tend
to assume that the Romans were one of the
most advanced peoples of their time. There
are a couple of reasons for this assumption,
1) The Romans had superior architecture and
cities to most, if not all, other civilizations at
their time.
2) The Romans recorded their history very
meticulously, we simply know more about
them then we do most other civilizations.
3) The Roman Empire lasted as long as it
did, and controlled as much of the land as
it did.
Despite the logic and truth behind these
reasons, Mr. Jones proposes that it was
really the 'barbarians' such as the Celts that
provided major advancements. Mr. Jones
bases his opinion primarily on lasting examples
of Celtic inventions and architecture, primarily
roads and metal impliments. Although his
opinion goes against the grain, and could even
be taken as the viewpoint of a scholarly maverick,
there is much truth to it, and it's entirely possible
that it may become the public opinion eventually.
Needless to say, Mr. Jones has his work cut out
for him in convincing the pro-Roman public to
join his side.