The Institutions, Manners and Customs of the Ancient Nations, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Institutions, Manners and Customs of the Ancient Nations, Vol. 2<br><br>The name of Germans was not the ancient and primitive name of this people. It was given them by the Gauls, who inhabited the country hear the left coast of the Rhine, and who having felt the effects of their valour, expressed, by this appellation, the terror with which they had been struck by these men of war. - For that is the signification of the word German. The conquerors adopted a name which redounded so much to their glory; and by the Romans, who took it from the Gauls, the use of it was confirmed: and it has been famous for many ages.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.