3 Roman legions - Museum at Kalkriese

The museum and park at Kalkriese, called the Varusschlacht, illustrates the history of the famous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. This was a pivotal point in what was to become German history where Germanic tribes routed and almost completely obliterated 3 Roman legions. It was also the deciding factor that led the Roman Emperor Augustus to abandon his conquest of the region East of the Rhine, known then as Germania. This video illustrates in impressive fashion the size of the Roman force defeated at Kalkriese - 3 legions, 6 cohorts of auxiliary troops, and 3 squadrons of cavalry.

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