When Germanic warriors charged into battle during the Roman era, they may have done so under the influence of carefully dosed stimulants. A new study unearths intriguing evidence of potential drug ...

Archaeologists have discovered a first-century A.D. Roman mass grave beneath a soccer field in Vienna. It had the remains of both Roman soldiers and Germanic tribesmen.

Germanic tribes, including the Alemanni, played a key role in the eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. The 4th to 8th centuries marked a period of change in Europe ...

The list, while not exhaustive, is large enough to give Germanic warriors plenty of options—belladonna, multiple fungi varieties, poppy, hops, hemp, and henbane, among others.

By 1875, as German militarism surged, Hermann had been embraced as the nation’s paramount historical symbol; a titanic copper statue of the ancient warrior, crowned with a winged helmet and ...

Ancient Germanic Warriors Took Drugs When Preparing for Battle, Study Suggests Researchers in Poland have hypothesized that warriors used spoon-like artifacts to administer drugs during Roman ...

Artist's depiction of a Germanic warrior taking stimulants during the Roman period. Such a practice is suggested by small, spoon-shaped objects that have been found at various sites in northern ...

A team of archaeologists under the direction of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL) has found evidence of human ...

The remains of about 150 Roman soldiers have been discovered beneath a soccer field in the Austrian capital of Vienna, indicating a fierce battle against Germanic warriors happened there in the ...