Were Germanic soldiers high on the battlefield in ancient Roman times? New research suggests that warriors might have used small spoons that fastened to their belts for a stimulant boost. The ...

Small, spoon-shaped objects found on the end of warriors’ belts at archaeological sites across northern Europe could have been used to dispense stimulants before battle, a new study published in De ...

Far outside the walls of the Colosseum in Rome, clans prepared to battle the Romans in Europe by taking hits from an attachment on their belts, researchers say. Yoal Desurmont via Unsplash In the ...

Finnian Garvey, a 27-year-old content creator, on Monday began hiking the German Limes Trail in full Germanic warrior attire. He plans to cover nearly 750 kilometres while camping outdoors at night, ...

Researchers in Poland have hypothesized that warriors used spoon-like artifacts to administer drugs during Roman-period wartime. The Best Tech Gifts of 2024 We may earn a commission when you buy ...

KWIDZYN, Poland – KWIDZYN, Poland (AP) — The Teutonic Knights have long been reviled in Poland, where the Germanic warriors swept in during the Middle Ages and converted pagans to Christianity at the ...

The sandal nail was a minor discovery, extracted from the soil beneath an overgrown pasture at the base of Kalkriese (the word may derive from Old High German for limestone), a 350-foot-high hill in ...

HALLE, GERMANY—According to a report in The Art Newspaper, conservators have determined that a fragment of a painted wooden warrior’s shield discovered in a Germanic chief’s tomb in central Germany is ...

In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to take on the clans of central Europe. Arrows are pulled out of quivers, ...