Renowned German and international archaeologists and historians offer insights based on the current state of research into the life, economics and structures of Germanic societies in what was known by the Romans as "Germania magna," a designated area between the Rhine, Vistula and Danube from 1st to 4th Century of the common era based on archaeological finds and findings, the volume reveals a new image of the Germanic peoples, freed from the Roman perspective which has shaped our perception up till now.