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.
The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
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How does the fall of the Roman Empire effect us today?
In my opinion, there are only two ways the world could avoid a nuclear war of some size. One, the world could be united to the point the number of nations that would have nukes would be very small and hopefully reduce the possibility of a mentally unstable person being on a position launch a nuclear war.
The other is for technology to develop to the point that the nuke such as ICBMs can be neutralized.
Other than those two options there is no hope of avoiding the nuclear war that will eventually happen; .
If the roman empire had not fallen, but had continued to expand it is possible that all Europe, Africa and Asia could be one country ( maybe not Roman) today. That would make for only one government and military, but I doubt the government would be democratic at least not to the degree of freedom we have in the US; so, I prefer to face the nukes.
In my opinion, there are only two ways the world could avoid a nuclear war of some size. One, the world could be united to the point the number of nations that would have nukes would be very small and hopefully reduce the possibility of a mentally unstable person being on a position launch a nuclear war.
The other is for technology to develop to the point that the nuke such as ICBMs can be neutralized.
Other than those two options there is no hope of avoiding the nuclear war that will eventually happen; .
If the roman empire had not fallen, but had continued to expand it is possible that all Europe, Africa and Asia could be one country ( maybe not Roman) today. That would make for only one government and military, but I doubt the government would be democratic at least not to the degree of freedom we have in the US; so, I prefer to face the nukes.
Soon, I’ll post my farewell message. The end is starting to get close. There are many misconceptions about me, and before I go, to live with my ancestors on the steppes, I want to set the record straight.
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Re: The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Re: The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
I don't get it.MajGenl.Meade wrote:
Soon, I’ll post my farewell message. The end is starting to get close. There are many misconceptions about me, and before I go, to live with my ancestors on the steppes, I want to set the record straight.
Re: The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
It means "people called Romani they go the house"
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
Re: The battle of Teutoburg Forrest
maybe we ll get lucky and just get a plague. or a meteor, or super volcano like Yellowstone.....
we re doomed (in the voice of schlept-rock)
we re doomed (in the voice of schlept-rock)