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Teutoberg Wald - Roman Defeat at the Hands of the Germans

At the Battle of Teutoberg Wald or Teutoberg Forest, when Augustus was emperor, the Romans under Varus, were slaughtered by the Germans.
Adrian Murdoch's Rome's Greatest Defeat : Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest
Irene Hahn reviews Adrian Murdoch's Rome's Greatest Defeat : Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest.
The Battle That Stopped Rome
If you're trying to understand what we know of the Teutoberg Forest disaster in A.D. 9, when three Roman legions were annihilated by German tribes, or you are looking for background on the opening scene of the movie Gladiator, Peter S. Wells' very clearly written "The Battle That Stopped Rome" will be invaluable
Teutoberg Wald or Teutoberg Forest
Information on Varus and the Battle of Teutoberg Wald with a picture of a centurion who died at the battle.

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