Varusschlacht

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Varusschlacht is the German name for the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a decisive 9 AD clash in which Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania.

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Varusschlacht canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle
battle
historical event
aftermath Roman withdrawal to the Rhine frontier
halt of Roman expansion into Germania
associatedWith Augustus
causedReaction Roman military reforms in Germania
strengthening of Rhine limes
combatant Germanic tribal coalition
Roman Empire
commemoratedBy Hermannsdenkmal
conflictBetween Germanic tribes
Roman Empire
date 9 AD
endDate 9 AD
era early Roman Empire
GermanicCommander Arminius
hasAlternativeName Hermannsschlacht
linked to: Hermanns Schlacht

Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald
hasArchaeologicalSite Kalkriese
hasEnglishName Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
hasGermanName Varusschlacht
historicalPeriod 1st century AD
involvedRomanLegion Legio XIX
Legio XVII
Legio XVIII
involvedTribe Bructeri
Chatti
Cherusci
Marsii
languageOfName German
locatedIn Germania
Teutoburg Forest
locatedInPresentDay Germany
notableDeath Publius Quinctilius Varus
opposingCommander Arminius
Publius Quinctilius Varus
partOf Roman–Germanic wars
relatedWork Annals by Tacitus
Roman History by Cassius Dio
result decisive Germanic victory
destruction of three Roman legions
RomanCommander Publius Quinctilius Varus
significance major defeat for the Roman Empire
shaped the Roman Empire’s northern frontier
turning point in Roman–Germanic relations
startDate 9 AD

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Clades Variana hasAlias Varusschlacht
Varian Disaster hasAlternativeName Varusschlacht
Varusschlacht hasGermanName Varusschlacht