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The ancient Greeks thought the Macedonians were Hellenized barbarians. The Macedonians fought the Illyrians and Thracians, who they considered even more barbarous. Were any of these groups more "civilized," or "advanced," than the others, or was it all xenophobia?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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