The Romans considered everyone who didn't speak Latin or Greek a barbarian. Obviously, people whose only common characteristic was not knowing Latin or Greek from childhood might deal with runaway slaves in many different ways. read more
Obviously, people whose only common characteristic was not knowing Latin or Greek from childhood might deal with runaway slaves in many different ways. The Dacians, or Getae, evidently harbored runaway Roman slaves, since Emperor Trajan demanded the return of the fugitive slaves from King Decebalus as one of his peace terms. read more
The conquerors took over the upper echelon of socitety and the army, and set themselves up as the new elite. Once the first turmoils were over, the previous occupants were allowed to keep on, provided that they paid taxes and obeyed their new overlords. In time, Roman names, customs and traditions were replaced by Germanic ones. read more