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The Isaurians and the End of Germanic Influence in Byzantium
Article by Michael Goodyear

The Isaurians and the End of Germanic Influence in Byzantium

Germanic influence reigned in the Roman Empire from the end of the 4th century CE through the 5th. Germanic individuals took important posts in the government and the military, and Germanic tribes penetrated ever further into lands that had...
Sea Peoples
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Sea Peoples

The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE, concentrating their efforts especially on Egypt. They are considered one of the major contributing...
Interview: Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic tribes on the Banks of the Rhine
Interview by James Blake Wiener

Interview: Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic tribes on the Banks of the Rhine

In ancient times, the Rhine was a major communications artery stretching right across Europe, allowing trade, contacts, and cultural exchange between different regions. Then as now, the river was of immense importance strategically for controlling...
Native Peoples of North America
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Native Peoples of North America

The Native Peoples of North America (also known as American Indians, Native Americans, Indigenous Americans, and First Americans) are the original inhabitants of North America believed to have migrated into the region between 40,000-14,000...
Chinookan Peoples, Creation Story, & Blue Jay Tales
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Chinookan Peoples, Creation Story, & Blue Jay Tales

The Chinook people (Chinookan peoples) are a Native American nation of the US Pacific Northwest who inhabited the region of modern-day southwest Washington state and northern Oregon; many Chinookans still live there. Among their most famous...
Raven Tales of the Athabaskan (Dene)-Speaking Peoples
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Raven Tales of the Athabaskan (Dene)-Speaking Peoples

The Raven tales are stories featuring the trickster figure Raven that come from the Athabaskan (Dene)-speaking peoples of the Pacific Northwest and other First Nations of the region of modern-day Canada. Raven, like the trickster figures...
Map of Celtic and Germanic Tribes
Image by The History Files

Map of Celtic and Germanic Tribes

This map shows the various Celtic and Germanic tribes around circa 52 BCE.
Germanic Forces Cross the Rhine, 406 CE
Image by Ancient Warfare Magazine/ Karwansaray Publishers

Germanic Forces Cross the Rhine, 406 CE

Germanic forces cross the Rhine and invade the Roman Empire in 406 CE. Illustration by Zvonimir Grbasic.
Germanic & Christian Tales from the Franks Casket
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Germanic & Christian Tales from the Franks Casket

The left half of this front panel of the casket refers to the Germanic tale of Weland, a smith who was imprisoned and lamed by a legendary king. Weland took revenge by killing the king's sons and turning their skulls into drinking cups. Here...
Germanic Legend Panel from the Franks Casket
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Germanic Legend Panel from the Franks Casket

This replica panel (the original is the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy) refers to a lost Germanic legend about a figure called Hos who, the runic inscriptions relates, is made to suffer by Ertae. Its mysterious imagery includes...
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