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General Thread ₀ Featured July 3 , 2003

In 9 CE, the Cherusci lead by Arminius liquidated 3 Roman legions under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus in Teutobarger Wald. How and why did it happen? ...

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Author: * Widimir Ostrogoth - 5 Posts on this thread out of 52 Posts sitewide.
Date: Feb 4, 2003 - 16:03

While I may not know as much as you all on this. I was wondering a little what arms these two sides were using at this time.

Were the germans using the same type of arms as the romans? If not what were they using and does anyone think that had any affect on the outcome of the fighting?

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