Arminius

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Arminius was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe best known for leading the alliance that annihilated three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE.

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Surface form Occurrences
Arminius (chieftain) 2
Arminius of the Cherusci 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherusci
Germanic chieftain
historical figure
military leader
alsoKnownAs Hermann NERFINISHED
Hermann der Cherusker NERFINISHED
betrayed Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED
birthDate circa 18 BCE
burialPlace unknown
citizenship Roman citizenship
commanded Germanic tribal alliance
commemoratedBy Hermannsdenkmal NERFINISHED
conflictWith Segestes NERFINISHED
deathCause assassination
deathDate circa 21 CE
deathManner murdered by rival Germanic nobles
ethnicity Germanic
father Segimerus NERFINISHED
givenName Arminius NERFINISHED
heldRank Roman equestrian rank
historicalSource Cassius Dio NERFINISHED
Tacitus NERFINISHED
Velleius Paterculus NERFINISHED
inspired Hermann Monument in the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
killed Publius Quinctilius Varus’s legions
languageSpoken Germanic languages
Latin NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of German nationalism in the 19th century
memberOf Cherusci tribe NERFINISHED
militaryConflict Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
Roman–Germanic wars NERFINISHED
notableFor Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
defeat of three Roman legions in 9 CE
opponent Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfMilitaryAction Germania NERFINISHED
Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
received Roman military training
region Germania Magna NERFINISHED
relative Segestes NERFINISHED
religion Germanic paganism
responsibleFor annihilation of three Roman legions
resultOfActions halt of Roman expansion east of the Rhine
servedIn Roman auxiliary forces
spouse Thusnelda NERFINISHED
strategicRole unifier of Germanic tribes against Rome
yearOfEvent 9 CE

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Battle of Idistaviso combatantLeader Arminius
this entity surface form: Arminius of the Cherusci
Maroboduus conflictWith Arminius
Arminius heroDepicted Arminius
subject surface form: Arminius (poem)
this entity surface form: Arminius (chieftain)
Arminius mainCharacter Arminius
subject surface form: Arminius (poem)
this entity surface form: Arminius (chieftain)
Maroboduus opponentOf Arminius