Arminius
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
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He lured three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest and annihilated them — the ambush that halted Rome's conquest of Germania and kept the lands east of the Rhine from becoming Roman.
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Born a Cherusci prince in a Roman-friendly faction, Arminius learned Latin, served in the Roman military, earned citizenship and equestrian rank, and distinguished himself in the Great Illyrian Revolt. Sent to Germania to help governor Publius Quinctilius Varus finish the conquest, he instead secretly organized a revolt and in AD 9 led the ambush that destroyed Varus and his three legions in the Teutoburg Forest. He spent the next years fighting off Roman retaliatory invasions under Germanicus at Pontes Longi, Idistaviso, and the Angrivarian Wall, and defeated the Marcomanni king Maroboduus. A…
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