By late antiquity, only peoples near the Rhine, especially the Franks, and sometimes the Alemanni, were called Germani by Latin or Greek writers.
Ring panguntating zaman kuna, wantah krama sane nampek Rhine, utamannyane krama Frank, miwah wenten Alemanni, sane kasobyahang Germani olih para penulis latin  utawi Yunani.