Cosmic Glue

 one version anyway - but look at the names of tribes in Germany/Austria Could Romans have conquered Germany? If so, how would world history be different today? There is no doubt, that the Romans could have taken over Germania. However, the answer is way more complicated. First of all, people widely mention , that the Romans were defeated at the battle of Teutoburg forest. It is a popular belief, that it stopped the movement of Rome. However, after the battle , the Roman got their revenge, not once, but several times. After the battle of Teutoburg forest, the Rome launched a new campaign. The young promising military leader Tiberius Claudius Nero, aka Nero Claudius Drusus, aka Julius Caesar Claudian (name change is associated with his adoption by Tiberius), commanded the Roman troops.  But later they began to call him by an honorary nickname - Germanicus. Germanicus defeated the Marsaci tribe, they also repelled an assault from several Germanic tribes, like Bru...

 FROM QUORA Which is the oldest civilization on Earth and why? There are two civilizations which can contend for the title of the oldest, in terms of how early they developed and one that is oldest by duration. The two civilizations that we have archaeological evidence developed first were Sumer and Caral. Sumerians are far more well known, as they developed in the Old World and as such they were and are studied intensively. They developed cities, writing and a stratified society (rulers and priests, working class and peasants) at around 3500 BC. Their first city is held to be Uruk, even though the Sumerians themselves list Eridu as the first city. Ruins of the ziggurat of Uruk. There isn't much left of Eridu. The second civilization dated to arise around the same time is the practicality obscure Caral and Norte Chico civilization in modern-day Peru. It's first city at Huaricanga is dated to 3500 BC though apparently stratified society did not appear until a mille...