In 1851 Sir Edward Creasy included the 'Victory of Arminius over the Roman legions under Varus, A.D. 9' in his 'The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World'. He wrote that 'That victory secured at once and for ever the independence of the Teutonic race'. This has been the accepted interpretation ever since. It is, though, unlikely that any one battle, however successful, could halt the expansion of the Roman Empire, and a broader view is called...
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