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Arminius

Arminius was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci who had served in the Roman army. In 9 CE he led an alliance of Germanic tribes that destroyed three Roman legions under Varus in the Teutoburg Forest. The defeat halted Roman efforts to conquer Germany east of the Rhine.

Arminius
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CherusciBructeriChauciKingdom of Maroboduus

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