There are names, written in Kiefer's spidery hand, great figures of all the Germanic peoples from history, culture, art...

基弗蛛网般地写下了这些名字 这些名字都属于德国历史 文化 艺术上的伟人们。

Yuletide has been celebrated for centuries by the ancient Germanic people, including the Vikings, and similar festivals were also celebrated by the Celts.

几个世纪以来，包括维京人在内的古代日耳曼人一直在庆祝圣诞节，凯尔特人也庆祝类似的节日。

But when the Huns and Germanic peoples began their invasions of the Italian peninsula, it generated one of the ancient world's greatest refugee crises.

但当匈奴人和日耳曼人开始入侵意大利半岛时，它引发了古代世界其中一次最大的难民危机。

The Lombards were a Germanic people that had invaded Italy.

伦巴底人是入侵意大利的日耳曼民族。

It's thought that he was a member of the Germanic people known only as the Lombards.

人们认为他是仅被称为伦巴第人的日耳曼人的一员。

Among the most powerful were a Germanic people known as Goths who were composed of two tribal groups, the Visigoths and Ostrogoths.

其中最强大的是被称为哥特人的日耳曼人，他们由两个部落组成，即西哥特人和东哥特人。

The Germanic people first enter recorded history  via their contact with the Roman legions and their military commander: one Julius Caesar. Caesar  built his reputation by conquering Gaul in 55 BCE.

日耳曼人通过与罗马军团及其军事指挥官的接触首次进入有记载的历史：尤利乌斯凯撒。凯撒在公元前 55 年征服高卢， 赢得了声誉。

So here is Rome, stuck with a bunch of expensive and bloody wars against Germanic peoples who were really good at fighting and then they had a great idea: Why not fight with these guys?

所以这里是罗马，与真正擅长战斗的日耳曼人进行了一系列昂贵而血腥的战争， 然后他们有了一个好主意：为什么不与这些人战斗？

For example, the German historians are convinced that Rome was synonymous with despotism and that the Germanic peoples brought the spirit of liberty into the world: what is the difference between this conviction and a lie?

例如，德国历史学家坚信罗马是专制的同义词，日耳曼民族将自由精神带到了世界：这种信念与谎言有什么区别？