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09/09/0009 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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ROME'S GREATEST DEFEAT - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 C.E.)

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The battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Roman-Germanic Wars DOCUMENTARY

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The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, described as the Varian Disaster by Roman historians, took place in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus.
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