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Battle of Idistaviso

16 CE · 1st century

The Battle of Idistaviso was fought in 16 CE on a plain near the Weser in northern Germany, between eight Roman legions with auxiliaries under Germanicus and a coalition of Germanic tribes led by Arminius. Tacitus describes it as a heavy Roman victory that partly avenged the Teutoburg Forest disaster of 9 CE. Arminius escaped, and Rome soon gave up plans to conquer Germany beyond the Rhine.

Battle of Idistaviso
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Idistaviso. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-idistaviso
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