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brennus dux gallorum
there was neither a mediterranean identity. both Greko-Romans considered the advanced ancient civilizations of near east as Barbarian, and even Greeks considered Romans as such too, let alone the rest of Europeans
But the conclusion of Europe being quite homogenous today (compare to the rest of the world, as there definetely are enormous differences among us) is indicative of the fact that there was a common "predisposition" and commonalities even during the antiquity
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