The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE
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The destruction of Varus and his legions
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"Varus, give me back my legions!" supposedly yelled Augustus Caesar when he received the news of the disaster in the Teutoburg Forest. One of the greatest military disasters of the Roman Empire, Teutoburg Forest witnessed the near-total annihilation of three Roman legions at the hands of the German barbarians led by their Roman-educated chief Arminius.