The Germanic nations of northern Europe resisted the Romans, forcing them to confine their empire within the heavily militarized Rhine and Danube frontiers. Despite fierce wars and repeated invasions, German tribes retained their independence until, in Late Antiquity, they surged forth to overrun and dismantle the Roman Empire itself. This collection of Greek and Latin sources gives accounts of ancient Germans beyond the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire written by those who were present at the time. These records include German service in the Roman army, the impact of civil war and the origin and development of later tribal groups. Chapters cover the Batavian Revolt (AD 69-70), the Marcomannic Wars of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 166-180), and later Rhine campaigns against the Alamanni. The final chapters cover the Migration Era, with the Germanic conquest of the Roman Empire, from the Gothic invasions to the Vandal capture of North Africa. This book is a valuable resource for ancient historians, classicists, archaeologists, and interested others, featuring events from the formation of the Rhine-Danube frontiers in the first century, to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century AD. AUTHOR: Dr Raoul McLaughlin obtained his primary degree in Archaeology and Ancient History before completing a Master's Degree in the same subjects. He completed a PhD in Ancient Economics and Eastern Trade at Queens University Belfast in 2006. In 2010 he published his research as a monograph, Rome and the Distant East. This was followed with publications by Pen and Sword that advanced a new model for the Ancient World Economy. In 2014, The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean, was published, followed in 2016 by, The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes. His most recent works are the first two parts of a trilogy on ancient Germany, published by Pen & Sword Books in 2025: Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources and The Ancient Germans and Rome: 120 BC to AD 68; Records of Contact and Conflict. 20 b/w illustrations
