The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 CE)

9 CE · Kuzey Almanya · military

Germanic tribes led by Arminius (Hermann) ambushed and destroyed the Roman legions XVII, XVIII and XIX; roughly 15,000 soldiers lost their lives.

Augustus cried out, "Vare, Varemi legiones redde!" | The Rhine became permanently fixed as Rome's eastern frontier; Germania was never Romanized; Europe was culturally divided in two.

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What was The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 CE)?
Germanic tribes led by Arminius (Hermann) ambushed and destroyed the Roman legions XVII, XVIII and XIX; roughly 15,000 soldiers lost their lives.
When did The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 CE) happen?
9 CE
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