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 ...

As Rome's western empire crumbled, Germanic peoples like the Rugii and Alemanni seized the frontier provinces left behind, forging brief kingdoms from the ruins of Roman forts and cities. Their ...

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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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...