BARBARIAN, the name among the early Greeks for all foreigners, including the Romans (Gr. j3ap)(apos) . The word probably represents the uncouth babbling of which languages other than their own appeared to the Greeks to consist. It soon assumed an evil meaning, becoming associated with the vices and savage natures of which they believed their enemies to be pos sessed. The Romans adopted the word for all peoples other than those under Graeco-Roman influence and domination. It has become synonymous with a general lack of civilization.