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How did the culture of the Germanic tribes differ from that of the Romans?
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∙ 9y ago
In ancient times, the culture of the Germanic peoples to Rome's north and northeast differed from Roman culture in many ways. Their division into tribes, ruled independently by individuals, was one such way. Their lack of any systematic, organized legal process was another. Their theology and religious practices, their language, and their relatively simplistic technology -- these are still other cultural differences.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoAny time we speak about the ancient Roman Empire and the people they encountered, it must always be specific in that even the Western part of empire or the Roman people as a small city state, begins in 700 BC BCE and stretches to appoximately 476 AD CE.
I had tried to narrow this question to "What did the ancient Roman historian Tacitus write about the Germanic Tribes?" I'll use him as a source because he is so well known among the ancient historians. His works cover Roman history up to the beginning years of the 2nd Century AD CE.
In general, Tacitus describes the Germanic Tribes as aboriginal. He also mentions that for the most part they did not inter marry with other peoples. The Germanics shared a common ground with Rome in that both peoples had a pagan religion. Tacitus claims that the Tribes all have blue eyes and have huge body frames. He finds them a weakness in that their endurance lacks that of Romans. Dispite their size he finds them less able to perform laborious work and cannot bear extreme cold or heat. They have no endurance when it came to lacking their normal sources of food.
All in all Tacitus finds them at this period of time to be barbarians.
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∙ 9y agoGermanic culture was totally different than the Roman one. Many of these peoples had limited respect for central authority and valued local autonomy, whilst the Romans had a highly centralised empire. Many of them had warrior culture and liked fighting and raiding and gangs, while for the Romans fighting was reserved for a professional army. However, some Germanic peoples because Romanised though close contact with the Romans
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∙ 14y agoThey differed entirely as they were Germanic.
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∙ 13y agoThey had no cities or written laws. Instead, they lived in small communities governed by unwritten customs.
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How did culture of the Germanic tribes differ from that of the Romans?
They had no cities or written laws. Instead, they lived in small communities governed by unwritten customs.
What where the names of the two rivers separating the Germanic tribes and the Romans?
The Tiber and The Euphrates.
Why didn't the Romans make the Germanic people their allies?
The Romans considered them barbaric and when an alliance was tried it ended in the Germanic tribes ambushed and defeated three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. The Romans were never able to conquer Germanic territories east of the Rhine river.
What are these in chronological order Roman army forced to leave Power vacuum in Britain Briton culture Germanic tribes invade?
Briton culture Roman army forced to leave Power vacuum in Britain Germanic tribes invade
When did the romans fight the Anglo-Saxons?
The Roman did not fight the Anglo-Saxons. The merging of the native Saxon culture and that of the conquering Germanic tribes did not occur until long after the Roman empire with drew from Britannia.
What is German for warrior?
The warriors in Germany were called Germanic warriors by the Romans and other tribes. The term Germanic translates as spear man.
What did the Romans call the Vandals Ostrogoths and Visigoths?
Germanic tribes and Gauls Vandali, Ostrogothi and Visigothi (or Wisigothi)
Why were the franks better at governing than other germanic tribes?
Basically because the Franks had been conquered by the Romans and had become part of the Roman Empire whereas the Germanic Tribes had not. Roman conquest brought peace and security to the land and trade was able to flourish. The Franks readily adapted to Roman culture and system of government which the Latin Christian Church continued after the fall of the Empire. The Germanic tribes however had no centralized government or even one single king.
What people were ruling the area from whom the Romans took over?
The Romans took over a lot of places, but most of the places were ruled by Germanic tribes, whom the Romans considered "barbarians"
What three germanic tribes invaded England after the Romans left?
Four germanic peoples invaded England: The Angles, Saxons and Jutes from northern Germany and the Frisians from northern Holland.
What is a cleansing product that the Romans used back in ancient Rome?
Although they were aware of soap from their contact with the Germanic tribes, the ancient Romans used oil as their cleansing product.
What refers to Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain and developed a unique culture and language there?
The Anglo-Saxons were the Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, eventually forming the Anglo-Saxon culture that had a significant impact on the development of England.
