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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4991910, member: 19463&quot;]I had not heard this meaning but I have not studied modern history to any degree so that is not surprising.&nbsp; When I hear Graeculus, I think of a non-Greek who pretends to be Greek and affects their culture as if it were his own.&nbsp; I had not heard it used for a Greek siding with the enemy.&nbsp; In the Roman period, Greek culture was admired but &#039;Real Men&#039; were not to act like &#039;Greeklings&#039; and favor the pursuits of Apollo rather than those of Mars.&nbsp; We have the same thing today with a segment of the population distrusting people who study and show interest in art, cooking and coin collecting rather than beer and football.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>To me, it is a good name for a collection formed by a non-Greek by ethnicity who wishes he were a descendant of Pericles. It is possible for most of us to collect and study Greek coins without painting our houses in primary colors or adopting Ancient Greek mannerisms.&nbsp; I have known two people whose home interior included rooms in red and black as they believed to have been fashionable back in the day.&nbsp; I would call such a person &#039;Graeculus&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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