The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, otherwise known as the Varian Disaster, is an infamous chapter in the history of ancient Rome. The might of the Roman Empire was undone by an alliance of Germanic tribes leading to the wholesale slaughter of between 16,000 and 20,000 Roman soldiers.

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