The barbarians speak re creates the story of europes indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of roman culture the celts and germans inhabiting temperate europe before the arrival of the romans left no written record of their lives and were often dismissed as barbarians by the romans who conquered them. The barbarians speak re creates the story of europes indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of roman culture the celts and germans inhabiting temperate europe before the arrival of the romans left no written record of their lives and were often dismissed as barbarians by the romans who conquered them. Peter s wells title thus raises immediate doubts which its contents proceed to justify its subtitle how the conquered peoples shaped roman europe offers more promise given suitably nuanced treatment the mute stones and pots post holes etc might tell quite a story on this point. The barbarians speak re creates the story of europes indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of roman culture the celts and germans inhabiting temperate europe before the arrival of the romans left no written record of their lives and were often dismissed as barbarians by the romans who conquered th. Buy the barbarians speak how the conquered peoples shaped roman europe new ed by wells peter s isbn 9780691089782 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders