Over 200 small tools found across Europe hint at previously unknown drug use in Germanic tribes. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

To the ancient Greeks, a barbarian was someone who didn't speak Greek. Over time, ... Celtic quiz: Test your knowledge about these fierce tribes once described by Julius Caesar; ...

Warning: contains spoilers for Barbarians Season 2. In 2020, Netflix’s Barbarians gave us the story of a boy who was taken from his Germanic tribe by the cruel and capricious Romans to be raised ...

Archaeologists discover elaborate 1,700-year-old grave of ‘barbarian’ who lived near Roman Empire’s frontier. Man, 60, likely belonged to Alemanni Germanic tribes that played a role in Rome ...

A treasure hunter has uncovered a hoard of ancient weapons that were likely used by barbarian tribes during Roman times. The "accidental discovery" was made in a forested area near the town of ...

In 476, the Germanic barbarian king Odoacer deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in Italy. The Eastern Roman, or Byzantine Empire, survived for a few centuries longer, but never ...

Thousands of human bones reveal 'barbarian' battle rituals. The discovery of victims of a Germanic army that fought 2,000 years ago surprises archaeologists for several reasons.

Valentinian’s reign was challenging, as he had to suppress Procopius’s revolt, a relative of Julian, and face wars against various barbarian tribes. Among them were the Alamanni, Germanic people who ...