Germanic

Referring to an Indo-European ethnic group of people originating in northern Europe. The Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official ... more bordered on Germanic lands for centuries and the two groups of people frequently fought each other. As the Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official ... more weakened, Germanic tribes migrated further West and South into Roman territory, further weakening the Empire.