#OnThisDay, 9 C.E.
The #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest (or the #VarianDisaster) occurred when #Barbarian Germanic tribes annihilated the 17th, 18th, and 19th #RomanLegions. It was one of the greatest defeats the Roman Legions ever suffered, and stands as one of the greatest victories of all time.
The #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest (or the #VarianDisaster) occurred when #Barbarian Germanic tribes annihilated the 17th, 18th, and 19th #RomanLegions. It was one of the greatest defeats the Roman Legions ever suffered, and stands as one of the greatest victories of all time.
September 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#OnThisDay, 9 C.E.
The #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest (or the #VarianDisaster) occurred when #Barbarian Germanic tribes annihilated the 17th, 18th, and 19th #RomanLegions. It was one of the greatest defeats the Roman Legions ever suffered, and stands as one of the greatest victories of all time.
The #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest (or the #VarianDisaster) occurred when #Barbarian Germanic tribes annihilated the 17th, 18th, and 19th #RomanLegions. It was one of the greatest defeats the Roman Legions ever suffered, and stands as one of the greatest victories of all time.
Ambushed the day before as the #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest began, #Roman commander #Varus tried on #ThisDayInHistory in 9 CE to escape but found another trap laid by the Germanic forces of #Arminius, leading #Augustus to a nervous breakdown and the virtual end of Roman expansion.
September 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ambushed the day before as the #BattleOfTheTeutoburgForest began, #Roman commander #Varus tried on #ThisDayInHistory in 9 CE to escape but found another trap laid by the Germanic forces of #Arminius, leading #Augustus to a nervous breakdown and the virtual end of Roman expansion.