#battle of the teutoburg forest

[illustratus]

Arminius' Triumphal Procession

[uncleclaudius]

Some Roman metal artifacts uncovered in Kalkriese, Germany, a place now believed to have been the site of the Battle of Teutoburg forest.

[hedge-witch-tales]

Battle of Teutoberg Forest

[wi11power]

Hypomania ✨

[corvidacryptida]

While men are busy thinking about the Fall of the Roman Empire, I'm still thinking about my lost legions.

Quintili Vare, legiones redde!!!!!!

[alkibiadessuperfan]

I got the ultimate best compliment at work today: I was told I look good with a weapon in hand and that I look like a true barbarian woman.

[meditando-en-paris]

My friend (@helldava): You may leave the Teutoburg forest, but the Teutoburg forest does not leave you.

Me: You don't come out of the Teutoburg forest, my friend.

[stressedbeetle]

I find it really funny how the romans who a lot of people have this perception of being the best and having really good military strategy didn't expand into germanic territory because they lost a fight (maybe multiple but idk) against these people who are often considered to be uncivilised and inferior compared to them

[liberty1776]

The Battle of Teutoburg Forest 9AD

[ernestdescalsartwok]

PINTAR-ARTE-PINTURA-BATALLA-BOSQUE TEUTOBURGO-GERMANIA-LEGIONARIOS ROMANOS-COMBATE-GLADIUS-FOTOS-ESTUDIO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: PINTAR-ARTE-PINTURA-BATALLA-BOSQUE TEUTOBURGO-GERMANIA-LEGIONARIOS ROMANOS-COMBATE-GLADIUS-FOTOS-ESTUDIO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Pintar las escenas de los combates en la Batalla del Bosque de TEUTOBURGO en GERMANIA, el LEGIONARIO ROMANO luchando con su espada GLADIUS para salvar su vida ente los feroces ataques de los germanos de Arminio. Fotos del artista pintor Ernest Descals pintando en su estudio artístico la debacle de las tres Legiones Romanas perdidas. Momentos de la historia del Imperio Romano, pintura sobre papel de 50 x 70 centímetros en la que la acción se muestra con expresión plástica. Colección de Arte sobre Teutoburgo y el ejército aniquilado del Legado Varus.

[norfloxacin1]

After centuries shrouded in mystery, the actual site of the decisive Battle of Teutoburg Forest has finally been uncovered. This pivotal clash in 9AD saw Germanic tribes led by Arminius destroy three Roman legions, altering the course of history. While long assumed to have occured by the Hermann Monument, archaeological work in Kalkrich in 1988 uncovered decisive evidence that pointed to this remote village as the true location. Coins and artifacts prove this was the site of the three-day engagement, contradicting previous myths. Visitors can now walk the true grounds where the Germanic revolution against Rome was ignited.

[illustratus]

Hermann's triumph after his victory over Varus by Johann Heinrich Tischbein

[pmamtraveller]

OSMAR SCHINDLER - GERMANIC WARRIOR WITH HELMET, 1902

This is an intriguing depiction of a dignified fighter from ancient Germanic tribes. With great attention to detail and historical accuracy, Schindler conveys the essence of the warrior's character and culture. The warrior is holding and looking at a Roman helmet, representing the dominance of the Germanic tribes over the Roman Empire.

The artwork can be associated with the historical struggles between the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribes, especially the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, where Arminius led the Germanic tribes to victory over three Roman legions. This victory was mythologized in German culture as a defining moment of resistance and independence from Roman influence.

Schindler could have been influenced by Tacitus' descriptions of Germanic tribes in his work "Germania," which was rediscovered and romanticized during the 19th century. This text contributed to a romantic view of the Germanic past as more noble and pure compared to the Roman corruption.

In the early 20th century, Germany was focused on shaping its national identity, showing a strong interest with its pre-Roman, "pure" Germanic heritage. The painting, with its depiction of a Germanic warrior, likely resonated with the völkisch movement and the wider fascination with Germanic mythology and history. It likely found a favorable audience among those celebrating German heritage and strength.

[sforzesco]

BROTHERS

The river Weser ran between the Roman and Cheruscan forces. Arminius came to the bank and halted with his fellow chieftains:— "Had the Caesar come?" he inquired.​ On receiving the reply that he was in presence, he asked to be allowed to speak with his brother. That brother, Flavus by name, was serving in the army, a conspicuous figure both from his loyalty and from the loss of an eye through a wound received some few years before during Tiberius' term of command. Leave was granted, and Stertinius took him down to the river. Walking forward, he was greeted by Arminius; who, dismissing his own escort, demanded that the archers posted along our side of the stream should be also withdrawn. When these had retired, he asked his brother, whence the disfigurement of his face? On being told the place and battle, he inquired what reward he had received. Flavus mentioned his increased pay, the chain, the crown, and other military decorations; Arminius scoffed at the cheap rewards of servitude.

They now began to argue from their opposite points of view. Flavus insisted on "Roman greatness, the power of the Caesar; the heavy penalties for the vanquished; the mercy always waiting for him who submitted himself. Even Arminius' wife and child were not treated as enemies." His brother urged "the sacred call of their country; their ancestral liberty; the gods of their German hearths; and their mother, who prayed, with himself, that he would not choose the title of renegade and traitor to his kindred, to the kindred of his wife, to the whole of his race in fact, before that of their liberator." From this point they drifted, little by little, into recriminations; and not even the intervening river would have prevented a duel, had not Stertinius run up and laid a restraining hand on Flavus, who in the fullness of his anger was calling for his weapons and his horse. On the other side Arminius was visible, shouting threats and challenging to battle: for he kept interjecting much in Latin, as he had seen service in the Roman camp as a captain of native auxiliaries.

Tacitus Annals 2.10-11

there's a lot going on in there! Arminius switching to Latin is a detail that always makes me feel a deep kind of sadness, especially with how it's preceded by mention of their mother. I wonder what she thought of what became of her sons, on opposite sides of everything but still, inescapably, brothers. even when they want to kill each other. there sure are a lot of fucked up and unhappy brothers around. and Arminius asking about Flavus' injury............I also had a whole thing typed out about the horror of imperialism and colonization and the trauma of assimilation but I think this sets the tone better

Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest, Adrian Murdoch

and also this, just for fun

(ibid)

this post is already a mile long, so lets add another mile to it: a little scene at the start of their conversation! tfw you go in for a hug and your younger brother who also ended up being taller starts roasting your hair style

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost ⭐ cara.app⭐ko-fi

[memories-of-ancients]

Roman cavalry mask recovered from the Teutoburg Forest in Germany, site of a battle in which the Germans ambushed and a annhilated three Roman legions in 9 AD

[catgirlforeskin]

It’s so funny how everyone’s a culture war guy now, from Putin getting interviewed by Tucker Carlson today, to Taliban fighters being Andrew Tate reply guys on Twitter and complaining about feminism in movies.

Do you think this was always a thing or is this a new type of guy? Like when Putin went “the Russian people are like J K Rowling, because we are being unfairly cancelled by the woke left,” were we always doing this?

Do you think 2000 years ago the Cherusci were going “much like the saint of the Christians, unjustly put upon the cross, I too am being wrongly persecuted for my warrior prowess displayed during the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest”?