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- Thread starter Nittany Ned2
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As an Army brat, lived in Germany . Visited Trier. Amazing the Roman ruins still in that area. Never thought of Roman encampments up in Germany that would build such structures .
The war in the beginning of the Russel Crowe flick also is about the Teutonic wars . Romans weren’t the best dense forest fighters, as most of their battles were on open fields .
If a true history geek, you need to "catch" Hardcore History Podcast. Very long in-depth look at key moments in history. Set aside a few hours. I do believe there is a podcast on this topic.
Hardcore History podcasts are very interesting but you have to double check his history. Not completely accurate. As far as "Gladiator" the opening battle was in Austria and can only be called Teutonic in that sense. The battle of Teutoberger Wald (this thread) was led by Arminius, a Romanized German. His name has down to us as Herman. Varus was the Roman General and he was considered quite sloppy in his approach, which translated into an ambush. The Romans subsequently sent more expeditions into Germany and modern archaeology is now finding evidence of how far they did go. This battle is big with the Neo-Nazi and white nationalist crowd and you can find reference to it on their websites.
Good find. Amazing they know so much of the details of the main characters and how it played out.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
