Varusschlacht

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Varusschlacht is the German name for the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a decisive 9 AD clash in which Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions, halting Roman expansion into Germania.

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Varusschlacht canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath Roman withdrawal to the Rhine frontier ⓘ
halt of Roman expansion into Germania ⓘ
associatedWith Augustus ⓘ
causedReaction Roman military reforms in Germania ⓘ
strengthening of Rhine limes ⓘ
combatant Germanic tribal coalition ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
commemoratedBy Hermannsdenkmal ⓘ
conflictBetween Germanic tribes ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
date 9 AD ⓘ
endDate 9 AD ⓘ
era early Roman Empire ⓘ
GermanicCommander Arminius ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Hermannsschlacht ⓘ
linked to: Hermanns Schlacht

Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Kalkriese ⓘ
hasEnglishName Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ
hasGermanName Varusschlacht ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
involvedRomanLegion Legio XIX ⓘ
Legio XVII ⓘ
Legio XVIII ⓘ
involvedTribe Bructeri ⓘ
Chatti ⓘ
Cherusci ⓘ
Marsii ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
locatedIn Germania ⓘ
Teutoburg Forest ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Germany ⓘ
notableDeath Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ
opposingCommander Arminius ⓘ
Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ
partOf Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ
relatedWork Annals by Tacitus ⓘ
Roman History by Cassius Dio ⓘ
result decisive Germanic victory ⓘ
destruction of three Roman legions ⓘ
RomanCommander Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ
significance major defeat for the Roman Empire ⓘ
shaped the Roman Empire’s northern frontier ⓘ
turning point in Roman–Germanic relations ⓘ
startDate 9 AD ⓘ

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Clades Variana → hasAlias → Varusschlacht ⓘ
Varian Disaster → hasAlternativeName → Varusschlacht ⓘ
Varusschlacht → hasGermanName → Varusschlacht ⓘ