Relics found from battle between Barbarians , Romans in third century . The hillside battlefield was discovered by relic-hunters illegally searching for souvenirs of more recent wars near the town of Kalefeld-Oldenrode . Historians had thought Germany had given up control of northern Rome by then . Petra Loenne found by relic-hunters illegally searching for souvenirs of recent wars .
Relics found from battle between Barbarians , Romans in third century . Historians had thought Germany had given up control of northern Rome by then . Petra Loenne found by relic-hunters illegally searching for souvenirs of recent wars .