In the days of ancient Rome, it was never a good idea to send amateurs to pacify the Germanic tribes. The Emperor Augustus found this out in A.D. 9, when his handpicked crony, Varus, blundered into a ...

The ornately decorated metal bowl was found as part of a hoard containing dozens of pieces of ancient Roman tableware.

Archaeologists working in a sprawling wetland in Denmark uncovered 2,000-year-old human remains that challenge traditional ideas about "barbarian" warfare in northern Europe. The research, published ...

Hans-Peter Hasenfratz, trans. from the German by Michael Moynihan. Inner Traditions, $16.95 trade paper (176p) ISBN 9781594774218 First published in Germany in 1992, this study by Hasenfratz ...

Archaeologists made a gruesome discovery when they unearthed an ancient burial site filled with thousands of bones — later identified as victims of a battle fought 2,000 years ago in northern Europe ...

How would you prepare for battle? If you were a Germanic warrior from Northern Europe during the Roman period, you may have sniffed some narcotics. A team of three Polish researchers, including ...

The migration of the Germanic tribes reshaped Europe, but what drove them to leave their homelands and move south and west? This video explores the mix of climate shifts, population pressures, Roman ...

Following on the success of supernatural drama “Dark,” Netflix is set to produce five new German originals, including an ambitious historical series that chronicles a bloody and decisive battle ...

As for the German tribes, do remember that they weren't a bunch of uncivilized rabble by the 300s AD. Their technology essentially caught up with the Romans, while (Western) Roman tech stagnated by ...