The Conquerors: The Last Updated 11/8/2009 11/25/2007 11/24/2007
Some believe that all Germanic tribes originated from
Scandinavian Peninsula. Around 1000 BC, the Germanic tribes
originated in Scandinavia, from which they moved south. In 650
BC, the climate pushed the Germanic tribes southwards into
continental Europe. In 105 B.C. German warriors inflicted a
terrible defeat on a Roman army. In 101 BC, a capable Roman
leader, Marius, outmaneuvered the Germans and defeated them. By
100 BC, they had reached the Rhine area.and about two hundred
years later, the Danube Basin, both Roman borders. 52 BC,
batttle of Alesia, where Vercingetorix and his troops were
forced to yield to Julius Caesar In 51 BC, Caesar had noted that
the Germanic tribes could be a threat. 45 BC, Vercingetorix
executed by crucifixion in Rome. 9 AD, three Legions under Varus
destroyed by Arminius in the Teutoburg Forest. 100 AD, German
Tribes reach the Danube River. Small numbers were accepted for
service with Roman legions. Small scale Germa