Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.
Do you need
volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?
|
|
Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.
|
|
Click here and add this page to your favorites!
|
Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: APO-ARN |
|
|
ARMINIUS , the Latinized form of the name of HERMANN, or more probably ARMIN (17 B.C.A.D. 21), the German national hero. He was a son of a certain Segimer, a prince of the tribe of the Cherusci, and in early life
people
governor , Quintilius Varus; he entertained for them hopes of freedom, and cautiously inducing neighbouring tribes to join his standard, he led the rebellion which broke out in the autumn of A.D. 9. Heavily laden with baggage the troops of Varus were decoyed into the fastnesses of the Teutoburger Wald, and there attacked, the completeness of the barbarian victory being attested by the virtual annihilation of three legions, by the voluntary death of Varus, and by the terror which reigned in Rome when the news of the defeat became known, a terror which found utterance in the emperor's despairing cry: " Varus, give me back my legions! " Then in A.D. 15 Germanicus Caesar led the Romans against Arminius, and captured his wife, Thusnelda. An indecisive battle was fought in the Teutoburger Wald, where Germanicus narrowly escaped the fate of Varus, and in the following year Arminius was defeated. The hero's later years were spent in fighting against Marbod, prince of the Marcomanni, and in disputes with his own people
In 1875 a great
monument to Arminius was completed. This stands on the Grotenburg mountain
Much discussion has taken place with regard to the exact spot in the Teutoburger Wald where the great
Meyer
End of Article: ARMINIUS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/APO_ARN/ARMINIUS.html"> ARMINIUS </a> |
|
|
(Previous) ARMILLA, ARMIL |
(Next) ARMINIUS, JACOBUS (1560-1609) |
|
Sponsored Advertisements