PREVIEW: Epochs of the Lotus Eaters #18 | The Germania

Beau and Carl chat about ancient Germany and their relationship with Rome. Drawing mainly upon ‘The Germania’ by Tacitus, a most dangerous book, they discuss what the Romans thought about the various Germanic tribes circa the first century AD. Their customs and clothes and geography and how they fight and much more. How Tacitus’s Germania has been viewed and used throughout the ages is also discussed.