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Germanic · Historical

Brand #338 · Teutoburg Forest

ARMINIUS

Arminius — chieftain of the Cherusci. In 9 AD he destroyed three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. 20,000 Romans died. Augustus Caesar beat his head against the walls crying for his legions. Rome never conquered Germany. One ambush changed the shape of Europe.

9 AD

Three legions entered the forest. None came out.

Arminius was a Cherusci nobleman who had served in the Roman army, earned Roman citizenship, and learned Roman military tactics from the inside. In September of 9 AD, he lured the Roman governor Publius Quinctilius Varus and three full legions — the XVII, XVIII, and XIX — into the Teutoburg Forest (Teutoburger Wald) in northwestern Germany.

The ambush lasted three days. The forest, the rain, and the Germanic warriors destroyed the column piece by piece. Varus fell on his sword. Approximately 20,000 Roman soldiers were killed. The eagle standards of all three legions were captured — the greatest military humiliation Rome had suffered since Cannae.

When Emperor Augustus received the news, the historian Suetonius reports he beat his head against the walls of his palace, crying: “Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!” Rome never again attempted to conquer the territory east of the Rhine. The frontier hardened. Germany remained free. The cultural divide between Romance and Germanic Europe was set by this single battle.

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ARMINIUS

Three legions entered the forest. None came out.

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