Clades Variana

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Clades Variana, also known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, was a decisive 9 AD defeat in which Germanic tribes ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ambush
battle
military defeat
aftermath Roman punitive expeditions into Germania
suicide of Publius Quinctilius Varus
approximateRomanStrength 3 legions plus auxiliaries
associatedWithRuler Augustus
surface form: Emperor Augustus
combatant Germanic tribes
Roman Empire
commander Arminius
Publius Quinctilius Varus
date 9 AD
GermanicCommander Arminius
hasAlias Teutoburg Forest
surface form: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Teutoburg Forest
surface form: Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald

Varian Disaster
Varusschlacht
historicalSource Cassius Dio
Tacitus
Velleius Paterculus
involvedUnit Legio XIX
Legio XVII
Legio XVIII
languageOfName Latin
locatedInPresentDay Germany
location Germania
Teutoburg Forest
meaningOfName Varian disaster
notableFigure Arminius
Publius Quinctilius Varus
opponent Bructeri
Chatti
Cherusci
Marsii
Roman Empire
partOf Roman–Germanic wars
result Roman defeat
decisive Germanic victory
halt of Roman expansion into Germania
RomanCommander Publius Quinctilius Varus
RomanLegionsDestroyed Legio XIX
Legio XVII
Legio XVIII
significance established the Rhine as the frontier of the Roman Empire in the north
halted Roman expansion east of the Rhine
major turning point in Roman–Germanic relations
tacticalType ambush
terrain forest
marshy ground
year 9

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Roman–Germanic wars hasPart Clades Variana