Persians : uncivilized savages or just non-Greek ? Use of the word Barbarian in Herodotus ' Historiês

Mr. Abbas Milani's “highly selective series of images from a long and complicated history" is a good synopsis of 2500 years of Iranian history. And I’m sure the lecture, as brief as it was, was tailored for the occasion and, as he noted, allowed the audience that night "to dwell on the glories of our past". However, if he wanted to specifically refer to Herodotus and his book, Mr. Milani’s well-known precision and accuracy would have forced him into more in-depth research.