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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk by chewz on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:38PM (#17222363)
One can find I think here[1] quite good analysis of Roman inferiority complex towards Celts and other milk-drinking people of the North. Simply speaking dreaded Roman legions consisted of very short men and they weren't able to look down at 'unusually' tall Celts and others.

The ability to enjoy dairy had some advantages too.

[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8078106-the-ghosts-of-ca...

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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk by thedailymail on Sunday June 03, 2018 @11:55PM (#17224481)
That book seems to be entirely about Romans vs Carthaginians, not Romans vs Celts...
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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk by chewz on Monday June 04, 2018 @01:10AM (#17224839)
It is true but Hannibal recruited Celtic auxiliaries and allies after crossing Alps and there is a passage about that.
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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk by thedailymail on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:50AM (#17229055)
Ah! That makes sense. Thanks!
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