48 Hours a Day - Chapter 742: The Germanic

... hat later spread all over Europe. To the Romans, these people were deemed barbarians, where “Germanic” was a collective term used for the barbarian tribes on the Rhine’s right bank. The Romans and the Germanic had a long history fighting each other; the first conflict between the two sides tracing all the way back to 113 BC.

Two Germanic tribes crossed the Danube River to attack the Roman towns, intending to get in, get what they wanted, and get out quickly. Their plan, however, was discov ...