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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 hand-picked crony, Varus, blundered into a ...

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 ...

A reader, commenting on the Catholic doctrine thread, says without irony: The German tribes of pre-Roman times got by just fine living in the dark woods, thank you very much. This could not possibly ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the grave of a “barbarian” who died on the frontier of the Roman Empire in the fourth century AD. The man, about 60 years old, was buried 1,700 years ago along with ...