Archaeology: Hermann (Arminius) - Part 3 of 3

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This half-hour episode of the TLC series "Archaeology," titled "Caesar's Nightmare: Battle in the Forest," describes recent archaeological finds at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 A.D.), in which heroic Germanic tribesmen led by their chief, Hermann (Arminius), annihilated three legions of the Roman Army.

It also features glimpses of the magnificent Hermannsdenkmal (1875), by Ernst von Bandel, near Detmold, which is one of the greatest German national monuments.

2009 marked the 2,000th anniversary of this battle.

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Education

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• Hermann
• Arminius
• Hermannsdenkmal
• Teutoburger
• Wald
• Teutoburg
• Forest
• Osnabrück
• Publius
• Quinctilius
• Varus
• Cherusci

[Kameraden7045]

Wonderful series, thank you for posting it...

[hermannquintas]

great man, great name ehehe

[frenchvolkisch]

good :)

[jpstenino]

tompinoyger thanks for the refence to the "Tactitus Germania"

[tompinoyger]

actually, 7 years after the carnage in the teutoburg forest augustus kaisar send his (adopted) son and heir with a roman army to search for the battlefield.

he found the slaughter and sacrifice place and gave account of what he has seen.

was not a nice sight. you can buy tactitus' germania in english translation if you're interested. fantastic reading

[Fuchury]

Very interesting!!

[TorchTexas]

Hoe accurate do you think the returning Romans account is? About altars in groves. This is amazing stuff.