The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:38 am
Perhaps you never heard of the battle Teutoburg Forest; to Hitler it was proof of the superiority of the German race. Though some modern historian disagree I believe it broke the spirit of the Roman elite. Never again did the Romans attempt to colonize the land east beyond the Rhine valley. If they had taken the land to the east until they were in position to build a string of forts between the Black and Baltic’s seas they would have been a position defend the region from the Huns and extended the life of the Roman empire.
Was it a good thing that Roman Empire fell; they did provide the West with political unity and the world might be more united today if it had survived. On the other hand their reliance on slavery did impede technological development.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_ ... urg_Forest
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (German: Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald, Hermannsschlacht or Varusschlacht), described as clades Variana (the Varian disaster) by Roman historians, took place in Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. The anti-Roman alliance was led by Arminius, who had acquired Roman citizenship and received a Roman military education, allowing him to personally deceive the Roman commander and foresee the Roman army's tactical responses.
Despite several successful campaigns and raids by the Roman army in the years after the battle, they never again attempted to conquer Germanian territory east of the Rhine River.
Was it a good thing that Roman Empire fell; they did provide the West with political unity and the world might be more united today if it had survived. On the other hand their reliance on slavery did impede technological development.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_ ... urg_Forest
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (German: Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald, Hermannsschlacht or Varusschlacht), described as clades Variana (the Varian disaster) by Roman historians, took place in Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. The anti-Roman alliance was led by Arminius, who had acquired Roman citizenship and received a Roman military education, allowing him to personally deceive the Roman commander and foresee the Roman army's tactical responses.
Despite several successful campaigns and raids by the Roman army in the years after the battle, they never again attempted to conquer Germanian territory east of the Rhine River.
