This paper will show that the term ̓Οπικόϛ and its Latin equivalent Opicus have a double meaning in the ancient tradition: on the one hand it refers to a specific ethnic group, on the other hand it becomes a way of indicating a person or, more generally, a people incapable of speaking Greek correctly, with a meaning similar to that of βάρβαροϛ.
The Oscans in Greek and Roman Tradition: Some Notes / F. Russo. - In: THE ANCIENT HISTORY BULLETIN. - ISSN 0835-3638. - 27:(2013), pp. 75-82.
The Oscans in Greek and Roman Tradition: Some Notes
F. Russo
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2013
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This paper will show that the term ̓Οπικόϛ and its Latin equivalent Opicus have a double meaning in the ancient tradition: on the one hand it refers to a specific ethnic group, on the other hand it becomes a way of indicating a person or, more generally, a people incapable of speaking Greek correctly, with a meaning similar to that of βάρβαροϛ.
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