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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
[B]Charles River Editors
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: The History and Legacy of the Roman Empire's Greatest Military Defeat
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This battle, while terribly sad and tragic, is also fascinating. German tribes almost completely wiped out a Roman expeditionary force, including a contingent of
three legions of soldiers.
The defeat shook the psyche of the Roman people, probably much as the events of 9/11 shook the psyche of Americans. What I think about most when I read or hear "The Battle of Teutoburg Forest" is not anything about the battle itself, but the effects that it had on emperor Augustus. It is said that after this battle he would often get up in the middle of the night and cry out, "Quinctilius Varus [the commander of the Roman force] give me back my legions!"