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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle
battle
historical event
aftermath Roman withdrawal to the Rhine frontier
halt of Roman expansion into Germania
associatedWith Augustus NERFINISHED
causedReaction Roman military reforms in Germania
strengthening of Rhine limes
combatant Germanic tribal coalition
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Hermannsdenkmal NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Germanic tribes
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
date 9 AD
endDate 9 AD
era early Roman Empire
GermanicCommander Arminius NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Hermannsschlacht NERFINISHED
Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalSite Kalkriese NERFINISHED
hasEnglishName Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
hasGermanName Varusschlacht NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 1st century AD
involvedRomanLegion Legio XIX NERFINISHED
Legio XVII NERFINISHED
Legio XVIII NERFINISHED
involvedTribe Bructeri NERFINISHED
Chatti NERFINISHED
Cherusci NERFINISHED
Marsii NERFINISHED
languageOfName German
locatedIn Germania NERFINISHED
Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Germany NERFINISHED
notableDeath Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED
opposingCommander Arminius NERFINISHED
Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED
partOf Roman–Germanic wars NERFINISHED
relatedWork Annals by Tacitus NERFINISHED
Roman History by Cassius Dio NERFINISHED
result decisive Germanic victory
destruction of three Roman legions
RomanCommander Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED
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