Why didn't Rome conquer Germania? 🌳 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, 9 AD 🌳 Lost Eagles (Part 1)
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🚩 Considered one of the most important defeats in Roman history, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest brought the triumphant period of expansion under Augustus to an abrupt end. It discouraged the Romans from pursuing the full conquest of Germania, instead switching to tribute collection, thus can be considered one of the most important events in European history.
📢 Narrated by David McCallion
🎼 Music:
EpidemicSound
Filmstro
📚 Sources:
Dio Cassius, Roman History (1st century)
Peter S. Wells, The Battle That Stopped Rome (2003)
Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Michael McNally (2007)
Germanicus - Lindsay Powell (2013)
In the name of Rome - Adrian Goldsworthy (2016)
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🚩 Considered one of the most important defeats in Roman history, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest brought the triumphant period of expansion under Augustus to an abrupt end. It discouraged the Romans from pursuing the full conquest of Germania, instead switching to tribute collection, thus can be considered one of the most important events in European history.
After this series, I would like you to cover Germanicus vengeance on Arminius
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I still mourn a certain red square even after 2 Malenia
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@@AlwinAzraindilFromaRuinedWorld soon someone would as this same question in Morse Code lol
"The path is safe, trust me bro."
-Arminius
*"I'm telling you Varus! He vented!"*
*"Shut up bro, you just SUSsy"*
*Recorded dialogue of Varus and Arminius'dad calling him unreliable. Yes, this happened for real and that was the dialogue 100%*
Arminius sounds a lot of Alpharius no?
"Hey, I know a good place for an ambush"
-Hermann
@@GAarcher "The path is safe, trust me bro"
-Eggius later on too.
Even still , all they had to do was to not fall in their immediate trap and give them an absolute hell to fight for , all the had to do was to put their ego aside and see the situation for what it really was
Roman legionary:
The trees: Gesundheit
Roman legionary: wtf?
*They got owned so hard, the man who sings Bella Ciao is called Berlin*
Lol😂@@GAarcher
🤔This an interesting rendition of this historic battle, personally I've heard 3-4 interpretation regarding what act took place on this fateful day. My thought's to reason are finding it tough to make decision.
Hermann; Karl?
Karl: Ja kommandant Hermann?
Hermann: ANGRIFF!
Deadliest forest hike in history.
People that think length of time cheapens the death are weird.
General Saint Clair, in 1791/2, believed the same thing when he forced the newly minted US Army to march against the Indian tribes under President Washington's tenure. But like Varus, his march cost many men, and Washington lost valuable US regiments.
By now everyone should know that you don't take your army down the mountain path no matter how much of a shortcut it seems to be.
🤣
@@alexanderrahl482 i rather be weird then have no humor :p
I think this is not just about Arminius' betrayal and Varus' gullibility, but also the problem to hold a difficult territory with 3 Legions that was gained by 11 Legions. So Tiberius contributed to the defeat by withdrawing 8 of the legions with him....
It's highly similar to when President George Washington's military leadership & generals were utterly reckless & incompetent during the Wabash campaign in the 1790s. They lost a lot of men and literality regiments during the campaign akin to Varus's march.
In hindsight Ilyria was way more important than germania. Mind you that one revolt there almost toppled the whole of the roman empire, while in germania the germans had always a pretty hard time to cross the fortified rhine, but yes it was still dumb to let such a ferocious land be guarded by 3 legions
To be fair It was either loosing Germania (which doesn't have loads of resources or riches) or loosing other roman territories more useful for their central economy. They couldn't keep all that ground.
@@ancorgarciaalvarez Or even losing them.
tbf germania was worth nothing compared to illyria, a central part of the roman economy
I believe it is in Tacitus that the fates of captured legionaries are recorded. Some were sacrificed to Germanic gods, but most were sacrificed to something translated as "the algurythm".
One of Rome's worst defeats.. still happy you're covering it
a blow from inside in deed (Arminius)
*And then Germanicus made romans worst defeats...for the barbarians in turn*
@@GAarcherhe didn't do much, he did a lot more politically and in Illyria. His father was the only very successful Roman against the Germans until the Marcomannic wars.
I mean not really. If you compare it to Cannae and other major losses where they lost over 70,000+ soldiers. 15,000 is a pretty small defeat in the grand scheme of things if we compare it to other losses in their history
@@jamesschaller753 As I understand it, Rome's military was more professional at this time. Meaning man for man, the military was stronger, but also more expensive. Rome didn't have an expansive empire back during Cannae that required a large military presence throughout the region. Those 80,000 were men taken off the streets and trained and equipped in short order, and while they would be sorely missed, it would not be for their military prowess.
Losing a large force abroad in the field would have after shocks throughout the empire. It took years to prepare and position those legions. Losing them reset the board in Germany.
God damn the last 90 second of this video go so hard “Rome has beasts of their own…and death is coming with them”
What's better than historymarche voice narrating one of the most iconic battles in history.
The English accent is unmatched when it comes to storytelling
Ikr?? This guy kicks ass
In a world where everything is "literally iconic" .. OK
History marche 2024
@@sampeeps3371RP you mean this is a bbc style voice only posh people sound like this lol
The Germans did what others could not, but deep down there must have been thousands of tribes who were wishing this.
I never get tired of this Narrators voice. To me he is right up there with Sir David Attenborough.
The Germans got lucky because of bad leadership
Na the Persians did worst than this they even captured an emperor and possibly tortured him to death and killed one of the three Triumvirate Crassius although they were an advanced empire themselves
@@vinnie9458 ok I will check it out thanks.
Germanic tribes killed an emperor too at the battle of adrianople
@@EresirThe1st Yeah I still have much to learn, but that is the beauty of it. The older I get, the more all this stuff interests me, and who better to explain it than HistoryMarche. After all, they do have one of the best narrators out there.
"Varus Quintilius, descended from a famous rather than a high-born family, was a man of mild character and of a quiet disposition, somewhat slow in mind as he was in body, and more accustomed to the leisure of the camp than to actual service in war. That he was no despiser of money is demonstrated by his governorship of Syria: he entered this rich province a poor man, and left this poor province a rich man." - Velleius Paterculus, Roman History
My family
Whoa, he's just like me.
Yeah easy to insult a dead man.
@@bluewizzard8843 Especially if he died due to his own incompetence.
@@brainflash1
Honestly, we're all armchair historians right now . I think most people including me would have suffered the same faith in this woods. It's an ambush nonetheless and even today after hundreds of years of cutting them down, where our forests still consist in germany they're deep....and he being in the north east where It's rather rainy I can't fathom how hard it would be to walk through literal mud after thousands of others walked through it before you.
This must be one of your best, if not the best, video narration ever from you. You had me glued to the screen, despite already knowing the outcome. The daunting doom music and your narration killed it. Well done, man, well done.
"Quinctilius Varus, give me back my legions" - Augustus
Say what you will. Arminius and this battle was probably one of the main reasons that provincial soldiers always got stationed in the other end of the empire from their home province. Atleast that is my amateur historian take on it.
Anyone who doesn't read that in Brian Blessed's voice needs to watch I Claudius.
@@anumeonof course
Varus give me back my Legions 💀
" I'm tired, boss "
😅@@Rome.s_Greatest_Enemy
I wonder if Augustus knew those would wind up being his most famous words 😅
@@MrBubblecakenah “I found Rome a city of stone, I leave it a city of marble” are way more famous
Those words are more a legend than that they realy spoken.
This has to be one of the best British narration voices I have heard in a long time. I thought Tim Piggot Smiths voice was good and draws you in, but this guy is certainly up in the top 3 best narrators.
Amazing video as usual! Thank you guys for actually adapting Germanicus' punitive campaigns instead of stopping at teutoburg
Terrific video! This has to one of the costliest 'betrayals' in military history, and in retrospect Varus does seem to have been a bit naive. One wonders at what point in the ordeal the average legionary realized that they were utterly doomed...
One of the reasons for this was because Varus was an administrator, not an experienced military commander.
We need Historymarche to make a series that covers the wars and battles between the Parthians and the Romans from 53 BC till 20 BC
21:46 lmao , I was listening intently to the narrator and that caption caught me off guard hahaha brilliant
Part 2 coming soon.
Wow. I knew who won this battle, but i never knew how much of an utter coward Varus was! He didn't even bother to try he just gave up.
When an Eagle falls, the German boars and wolves stomp and chant. When the Eagle falls an entire Flock will pursue them no matter how far they ran. Trees and Swamps shield Germanic Tribal Fauna, except from gazing eyes of Roman Aquila. Perched atop branches and lofty skies, The Roman Eagles fly high waiting to Strike. SPQOR🦅
Can't wait for the next campaign videos. 💯🔥
Your pronunciation of the Roman/Latin names is impeccable! Good job!
Amazing you guys have covered this battle now! Very glad to be watching such an iconic battle on such a great channel.
History marche,! Thanks For all your hardwork! Is always appreciated 😊😊😊😊
Thank you so much 😀
WOW. What a way to end an amazing video. I am writing this as the credits role and I AM SPEECHLESS.
"Death... Is coming with them!!"
In my opinion, this is the best channel on TH-cam. And this is his finest video. Well done!
Forest Elves in fantasy: tall, slender, noble and friendly race.
Forest "Elves" irl: *GUTEN TAG.*
Deutsche Elves are very dangerous.
Fantastic presentation with beautiful Latin pronunciation - my favorite moment in history - Arminius had the Heil - he could not be defeated 🔥🔥🔥👍
Can't wait for part 2
Always watching any videos of this Channel. the narrator is so good, he speak slowly and clearly.
Crazy that history channels like this exist on TH-cam where you can watch for free but History channel wants you to pay for ancient aliens. Thank you for the video.
I'm revealing my age here, but there was a time when the history Channel actually had shows/specials that were all about history... now it's fake reality TV garbage
Congratulations on the way you create such great suspense and storytelling with stories that we already know the outcome of. Luckily I've been with this channel since the first video. Thank you!!!
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle at Pontus Longi
Battle of the Weser River
Battle of the Angrivarian Wall
Man, I can't wait for the Battle at the Long Bridges and Caecina's sheer determination and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.
Can’t imagine the fear alone of walking through a silent scary forest like that on top of being chased and stalked to death by the Germans it must have been a true horror movie and absolutely terrifying
The controversy! I trusted that red block.
Very easy to empathize with the pulverized blocks with you as a narrator. Great job.❤
Amazing video HM! love these Roman series can't wait for the next part!
Incredible video. Absolutely gripping, edge of seat dynamite.
Much appreciated!
Great video! I had forgotten that Varus was a coward and took his own life instead of standing up and facing the enemy. He thought he was going on parade and died the biggest fool in Roman history. Varus and the legions got what they deserved.
This channel is incredible, looking forward to the sequel.
Part 2 is in the works!
Watching this video from Germany does add to the experience
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Spectacular. Great narrator with some squares on maps is superior to any recent Hollywood attempt. Please keep them coming ❤
"Varus! Give me back my legions!" Augustus cried.
Oh Gaius Octavius Thurinus Augustus. Stop being a wimp.
So cool to see more details on the armies now!
Great detail.... nicely done.... a lot more to this rendition than is normally offered.
"Roses are red,"
I rule many regions,
Quintilius Varus,
Give me back my legions!"
- Augustus, probably...
Agrippa, I am Imperator.
Please bring the Part 2. Will be waiting for it eagerly. Thank You
he's gotta do timurid conquest. one of the most underrated, underrepresented and important events in history
As someone watching every single video of yours I want to say thank you and just comment for the algorithm basically. May the glory be yours !!
I appreciate it
Liked before even watching. You know it's going to be good!
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Teutoburg Forst battles, which were Roman legions exterminated completely by Germanic tribes warriors whom ledger by a Arranous commanders( betrayed Romans in that challenge ) after 10 years same Arranous murdered by Germans themselves. This magnificent episode was shared by an amazing ( History Marche) channel . Thanks for sharing.
"The Romans are no more", he said....That's what he thought and was hoping for. But he only made Rome angry.
Poor Augustus, I can easily imagine how desperate he must have felt. 🤯😭😵💫
Best video of the Teuteburg forest battle I have seen so far! I hope more acheological findings confirm how the battle evolved!
IMO Armenius gets much too less credit in a historical and military sense. He swallowed his pride and hate for the romans for such a long time and so good that nobody expected him to ever betray the romans. He planned this so meticulously and destroyed three entire legions piece by piece without ever risking to lose.
Thanks once again for your excellent work. I think that History Marche is the best at this.
As a German this battle continues to be a bit more special to me than most of your other superb covered battles of old. The defeat of a seemingly unstoppable war machine by simple tribesmen who just had enough of being bullied around.
I especially like how you continue to evolve the quality of the channel and step it up a bit every time you make a video.
Thx and keep it up.....
i'm sure they hated the romans but this was a meticulously organised set of attacks, the romans also took revenge in full a couple years later
@@istoppedcaring6209 ...it was. Furthermore the german tribes not only failed to form under one banner but remained split into smaller regional groups and continued to squablle amongst each other and even asassinated Arminius a few years later....
@@Fabsterman I was not fully aware of how he died, I do think Romans had some involvement even though indirectly.
Rome fanboys are infuriated by this comment.
@@Fabsterman”A few years” being at least 12 years later + never being fully vanquished & w/even Rome begrudgingly conceding he had stood up to Rome at the height of its power.
"Quinctili vare, redde legiones!"-octavianus
"Was your trust in me. I ask myself... What were you fighting for? And Was it worth it?"
-Arminius.
this was EPIC hyped for part 2
What a movie.
Great channel ever.
Thanks for the hard work and also want more about the series.
Also remember Hannibal.
I don't know WHY I say this every time I see a video of one of the most infamous ambushes of all time....
VARE, VARE, LEGIONES REDDE!!!!
I am from near that region where the battle took place and Arminius was only called Hermann beginning in the 16th Century AD. Probably it was Martin Luther (the person who started the separation of the catholic church) who first called Arminius Hermann.
Man, I'm so fired up. Great work. 🎉
Glad you're enjoying the ride!
Thank you for all your videos, you are my absolute favorite channel to watch about history and I really enjoy the top down maps, I enjoy watching that tactics play out. Hope can I learn more about top down tactics?
“ The fate of the Romans captured in that place is terrible beyond description” What a copout! Tortured, Boiled alive, skinned, deboned, and used in rituals. How hard was that?
Might want to escape the TH-cam censors.
@ gotta push ‘em to insure freedom😄
Hope your father is doing better! love your videos 🙏 keep em coming
Idk care what video you drop.. I will always tune in.. 🐐 of TH-cam💯🔥💯
Can't wait for part 2 and revenge of Rome by Germanicus 😊
AWESOME! THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD. THIS SERIES WILL BE A NICE COMPANION TO LIVIUS'S ANNALI
A great story, told in a great video. Awsome stuff. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Superb animation and narration.
That was great, can’t wait for part two
22:50 'Varus makes his second fateful decision...' more like fatal decision. 25:13 'Varus makes his third, and final critical decision...' Romans rage-quitting at 9AD
September 11, 9AD.
The other 9/11.
Exactly what I thought
“Nine-Eleven Airlines. Reminds me of that tragedy.” Norm MacDonald.
@@woozertoo,
"Don't laugh at 9/11..."
It is not important..
I wasn’t aware the battle was 3 days and so tactical. Great video
Cause hollywood wants you to think the bad Romans were defeated in two hours of unorganised cinematic fightings by the good germans instead of in almost 4 days of miserable and constant brutality, violence and fighting in the mud mixed with blood.
Both sides did unimaginable brutalities to win this battle, for the Romans to at least try to flee from it and for the Germans to inflict a loss as impactful and devastating as possible.
There was no hero in that forest.
@@tanaka601 you’re right
Thank you guys for what you do.
Arminius deserve great admiration, i wonder what he would have achived if he lived longer and united the tribes of Germania
Best video I've seen on this topic
I live about an hour from Kalkriesse. I have been there. Impressive terrain
Thanks for another great video!! You guys rock!
Amazing recreation as always!
Thank you so much 😀
This is better than my history teacher.
Never been more excited for a series!
these videos are just what my mind created when i was a child playing with my lego mighty armies XD love u history march
Very detailed and informative ❤❤
36 mins of goodness, thank you for all your work!
Glad you enjoy it!
love your videos....thanks so much! 😀
I always thought you could make a great horror movie following a group of legionaries in the march through the teutoberg forest.
Centurion is pretty much that but in Scotland
The Netflix series is decent
Well done. Very well familiar. Thank you for the detail. Many think it was one day. Imagine
Man, I had no idea that Varus committed suicide at the worst possible moment when his men needed him. Must be such a bad sign for the rank and file and self-fulfilling prophecy of total destruction when the command commits suicide rather than facing the risks.
"Germania will never kneel before Rome"
No doubt this is one of the biggest betrayals in History it makes you wonder in situations such as these what would Hannibal, Caesar or Alexander do to save themselves and their men?
Imagine being a Roman solider in this battle. Hungry, exhausted, and thoroughly worn down by the three days fighting. All your officers and leadership is killed and there is no escape. The only real commanding officer is Eggius. You make a last stand by the Eagle…
And then the trees starts speaking Old High German and you realized that you're cooked.
“Quinctilius Varus!!!!! WHERE ARE MY EAGLESSSS!!!!!” -Emperor Brian Blessed
Thanks for this videos ❤❤❤❤
My pleasure 😊
We need part 2!!
Saving this for later when I’m having my meal, it’s to good to watch without
Thank you for video. Please continue the Hannibal series. More than a year has passed since the last part release.
Outstanding content Sir!
Glad you think so!
so glad you covered this cheers!
great details