Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
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The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a pivotal 9 AD ambush in which Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania and reshaping the empire’s northern frontier.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Teutoburg Forest canonical | 25 |
| Battle of Teutoburg Forest | 2 |
| Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9554915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Context triple: [Cherusci, knownFor, Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]
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Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest is a low, wooded mountain range in northwestern Germany, historically famous as the site of the 9 CE battle in which Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions.
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Battle of Arausio
The Battle of Arausio was a catastrophic Roman defeat in 105 BC against migrating Cimbri and Teutones tribes, which exposed the Republic’s military weaknesses and paved the way for Gaius Marius’s sweeping army reforms.
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Battle of Mons Graupius
The Battle of Mons Graupius was a late 1st-century clash in northern Britain in which Roman forces under Agricola reportedly defeated the Caledonian tribes, marking the high point of Roman military penetration into Scotland.
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Battle of Tolbiac
The Battle of Tolbiac was a late 5th-century clash traditionally associated with the Franks’ victory over the Alemanni and the legendary conversion of King Clovis I to Christianity.
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Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Target entity description: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a pivotal 9 AD ambush in which Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania and reshaping the empire’s northern frontier.
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A.
Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest is a low, wooded mountain range in northwestern Germany, historically famous as the site of the 9 CE battle in which Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions.
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B.
Battle of Arausio
The Battle of Arausio was a catastrophic Roman defeat in 105 BC against migrating Cimbri and Teutones tribes, which exposed the Republic’s military weaknesses and paved the way for Gaius Marius’s sweeping army reforms.
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C.
Battle of Mons Graupius
The Battle of Mons Graupius was a late 1st-century clash in northern Britain in which Roman forces under Agricola reportedly defeated the Caledonian tribes, marking the high point of Roman military penetration into Scotland.
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D.
Battle of Tolbiac
The Battle of Tolbiac was a late 5th-century clash traditionally associated with the Franks’ victory over the Alemanni and the legendary conversion of King Clovis I to Christianity.
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E.
Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ambush
ⓘ
battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clades Variana
ⓘ
Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Varian Disaster ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germanic tribes
ⓘ
linked to:
Germanic peoples
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Arminius
ⓘ
Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ Segestes ⓘ |
| consequence |
establishment of the Rhine as the Roman Empire’s northern frontier
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halt of Roman expansion east of the Rhine ⓘ loss of three Roman legions ⓘ political crisis in Rome ⓘ reassessment of Roman policy in Germania ⓘ |
| date | 9 AD ⓘ |
| describedInSource |
Annals by Tacitus
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Roman History by Cassius Dio ⓘ
linked to:
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
|
| endDate | September 9 AD ⓘ |
| followedBy | Germanicus’s campaigns in Germania ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Roman Empire
|
| legacy | symbol of German nationalism in the 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| location |
Germania
ⓘ
Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| memorial |
Hermannsdenkmal monument near Detmold
ⓘ
linked to:
Hermannsdenkmal
|
| notableFigure |
Arminius
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Germanicus ⓘ Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bructeri
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Chatti ⓘ Cherusci ⓘ Marsii ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ |
| result |
Roman defeat
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decisive Germanic victory ⓘ |
| RomanLegionsDestroyed |
Legio XIX
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Legio XVII ⓘ Legio XVIII ⓘ |
| significance |
major defeat in Roman military history
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pivotal event in Roman–Germanic relations ⓘ |
| startDate | September 9 AD ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ambush
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| terrain |
forest
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marshland ⓘ |
| underRomanEmperor | Augustus ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Description of subject: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a pivotal 9 AD ambush in which Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania and reshaping the empire’s northern frontier.
Referenced by (29)
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