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'''Arminius''' ( | '''Arminius''' (c.18 BC — 19 AD) was a Cherusci chieftain whose Germanic army defeated three Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus at the [[Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]] in 9 AD. The German victory seriously disrupted Roman imperial designs on territory east of the Rhine. Despite his success as a commander, Arminius was murdered by his own people. [[Tacitus]] assessed him as ''liberator haud dubie Germaniae'' ("unquestionably the liberator of Germany"). | ||
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Arminius (c.18 BC — 19 AD) was a Cherusci chieftain whose Germanic army defeated three Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. The German victory seriously disrupted Roman imperial designs on territory east of the Rhine. Despite his success as a commander, Arminius was murdered by his own people. Tacitus assessed him as liberator haud dubie Germaniae ("unquestionably the liberator of Germany").