Once the barbarians solidify their control over the conquered society, however, they become attracted to its more refined aspects, such as literacy and arts, and either assimilate into or appropriate such cultural practices.
Jednom kada barbari učvrste svoju kontrolu nad osvojenim društvom, bivaju privučeni rafiniranim aspektima poput pismenosti i umjetnosti, te ili asimiliraju ili prisvajaju takve kulturne običaje.