How would you prepare for battle? If you were a Germanic warrior from Northern Europe during the Roman period, you may have sniffed some narcotics. A team of three Polish researchers, including ...

Were Germanic soldiers high on the battlefield in ancient Roman times? New research suggests that warriors might have used small spoons that fastened to their belts for a stimulant boost. The ...

Barbarian warriors in ancient Roman times may have used stimulants to aid their performance in battle, a study has proposed. The practice is suggested by small, spoon-like objects fitted to warriors' ...

Small, spoon-shaped objects found on the end of warriors’ belts at archaeological sites across northern Europe could have been used to dispense stimulants before battle, a new study published in De ...

Far outside the walls of the Colosseum in Rome, clans prepared to battle the Romans in Europe by taking hits from an attachment on their belts, researchers say. Yoal Desurmont via Unsplash In the ...

Finnian Garvey, a 27-year-old content creator, on Monday began hiking the German Limes Trail in full Germanic warrior attire. He plans to cover nearly 750 kilometres while camping outdoors at night, ...

More than 100 weapons were discovered underneath the house of an Iron Age chieftain in Denmark. The 1,500-year-old collection may have served as an offering. Denmark was right at the edge of the Roman ...

Researchers in Poland have hypothesized that warriors used spoon-like artifacts to administer drugs during Roman-period wartime. The Best Tech Gifts of 2024 We may earn a commission when you buy ...

In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to take on the clans of central Europe. Arrows are pulled out of quivers, ...