History of Germany Ancient history. Germanic peoples occupied much of the present-day territory of Germany in ancient times. The Germanic peoples are those who spoke one of the Germanic languages, and they thus originated as a group with the so-called first sound shift (Grimm’s law), which turned a Proto-Indo-European dialect into a new Proto-Germanic …

16 hàng · German History Timeline. ANCIENT PERIOD ; ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 100: Germanic tribes settle in ...

HISTORY OF GERMANY Ancient Times The people whom we call the "Germans," and who call themselves "die Deutschen," are a branch of the Teutonic race, which, again, belongs to the great Aryan family. At what time the Teutons broke away from their Aryan kinsfolk we have no means of knowing. In the 4th century B.C., when they are first mentioned ...

The ancient Germanic lands (Latin Germania, from Gaulish meaning "near people") stretched from the North Sea to the Vistula River. After the Volkerwanderung, the Germanic peoples inhabited every place from England in the west to Crimea in the east, Norway in the north to Sicily in the south. The Germanic people were an ethno-linguistic group, meaning that they were defined as …

Mar 14, 2020 · Tacitus recognized Greco-Roman gods like Iupiter, Mars and Hercules in the deities of the ancient Germanic peoples. The horse seems to have played a big role in the rites of these tribes as well, as is shown by the myth of Hengist and Horsa, literally meaning stallion and horse, the first Germans to land in Britain and the heralds of the Anglo ...

Ancient City of Trier. On the banks of the Mosel River in western Germany, just six miles from the Luxembourg border, sits the ancient German city of Trier. The Romans claim to be the founders of this ancient city. But German tradition, and even the name of the city, suggests otherwise.

Timeline of German history 20th century. First Moroccan Crisis: Wilhelm met with representatives of the Moroccan sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco in... 21st century. Physical Euro currency was introduced. The Deutsche Mark lost its status as legal tender in Germany. See also. References. Proceedings of ...