In 9 AD, Rome walked blindly into disaster when Publius Quinctilius Varus trusted his German-born officer, Arminius—never realizing he was orchestrating a massive tribal uprising. Arminius lured Varus ...

The early lives of the real Arminius and Marbod followed similar trajectories, insofar as they were both Germanic princes ripped from their tribes and families as tributes to be raised and educated in ...

Arminius depicted in a late nineteenth century painting by Johannes Gehrts. Lippisches Landesmuseum via Wikimedia Common Unfortunately for Varus and Rome, Arminius was not as loyal as they had assumed ...

I just finished reading the latest issue of Les Aigles de Rome (The Eagles of Rome) a comic by the splendid Swiss artist Enrico Marini that tells the story of Arminius. Ring a bell? He was the German ...

Between 6 B.C. and A.D. 4, Roman legions established bases on the Lippe and Weser rivers. Mike Reagan “This is the soil of 2,000 years ago, where we are standing now,” Susanne Wilbers-Rost was saying ...

Archaeologists have launched a new drive to explore an ancient Germanic-Roman battlefield. Nationalists spun the carnage into a myth about Germany's birth - fake news that has persisted to this day.

22:03, Thu, Oct 29, 2020 Updated: 22:04, Thu, Oct 29, 2020 Barbarians is a Netflix series which tells the story of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest - a pivotal battle between Germanic tribes and the ...

Born c. 19 BC Died c. 19 AD Enemy of Rome: War chief of the Cherusci,who led Germanic resistance to the Roman advance beyond the Elbe. Destroyed Varus and three roman legions in an ambush at the ...