Were the Germans physically superior?

[Alanus]

Rome conquer their world because use order and technology, brain against muscle, the roman weapons were inferior on quality but were into a "mass production" and were very effective, every soldier were well equiped, only the barbarian rulers use chain mail or iron helmets, the vast mass of a barbarian army were single armed warriors with javlaines or a spear

Hello, Arminius,

From the above quote, "order and technology," correct.
"brain against muscle," NO. The barbarians (I guess we're calling them "Germans) had just as much "brain," but early-on they lacked the "order and technology" part.

By the late 3rd century the barbarians gained better weapons and armor. By the beginning of the 4th century, they constituted over 90 percent of the Roman army. Remember that both Fritigern and Alaric were former Roman officers-- and this is the very clique that projected the Western Empire's downfall. :wink: