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The '''Cherusci''' was a nation inhabiting the [[Rhine]] valley and the forests |
The '''Cherusci''' was a nation inhabiting the [[Rhine]] valley and the forests |
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of western [[Germany]] (near modern [[ |
of western [[Germany]] (near modern [[Hanover]]) during the |
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[[1st century BC]] and [[1st century]] CE. They were first allies of, and |
[[1st century BC]] and [[1st century]] CE. They were first allies of, and |
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then enemies of, |
then enemies of, |
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Revision as of 00:56, 26 October 2003
The Cherusci was a nation inhabiting the Rhine valley and the forests of western Germany (near modern Hanover) during the 1st century BC and 1st century CE. They were first allies of, and then enemies of, Rome. They are most famous for the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when a Cherusci army under Arminius annihilated three legions under the command Publius Quinctilius Varus. The Cherusci leaders were called "Drighten" or "warlord".
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