https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It wasn't just a defeat, it was an utter annihilation: three entire legions of the Roman Army gone. A routine mission to pacify a revolt had turned into a bloodbath, deep in the forests of Germania - but how? https://www.thelocal.de/20190909/today-in-history-how-did-germans-inflict-romes-most-devestating-defeat Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:55:43 +0200 today-in-history-how-did-germans-inflict-romes-most-devestating-defeat In the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Krefeld, a recent archaeological dig revealed thousands of ancient relics. These finds tell the story of the region’s turbulent Roman history. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/roman-relics-found-in-rhein-region-show-evidence-of-bloody-uprising Wed, 02 May 2018 14:28:47 +0200 roman-relics-found-in-rhein-region-show-evidence-of-bloody-uprising Jesus was a toddler gingerly taking his first steps into the wider world when the Romans built the walls of their fortress in Cologne. 2,010 years later it’s still standing, and has just been given a makeover. https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/oldest-stone-structure-in-germany-reopens-in-cologne Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:39:40 +0100 oldest-stone-structure-in-germany-reopens-in-cologne As the summer holidays approach, The Local is touring Germany's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Today we visit the historic Roman Limes. https://www.thelocal.de/20130613/50229 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:47:00 +0200 50229 Archaeologists are celebrating the find of a Roman military camp which was a crucial link in Emperor Augustus’ conquest of Germany – after more than a century of looking for it. https://www.thelocal.de/20111027/38455 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:29:00 +0200 38455 Hessian Science Minister Eva Kühne-Hörmann on Thursday presented fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Augustus found recently in a stream near Giessen. https://www.thelocal.de/20090827/21537 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +0200 21537 Archaeologists in have discovered fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze Roman equestrian statue of Emperor Augustus in a stream near Giessen, the Hessian state science ministry has announced. https://www.thelocal.de/20090825/21467 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:06:00 +0200 21467 Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman battlefield from the third century near Göttingen that will rewrite history, Lower Saxony's department for preservation of historical monuments said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20081211/16075 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:13:00 +0100 16075