![]() ![]() *Tiberius rejected the offer of a Chattan (see chatti) chief to poison him in 19, but he was soon killed by his own kinsfolk. In 17, helped by the Semnones and Langobardi, he weakened the neutral king *Maroboduus but was deserted by his uncle Inguiomerus when he aspired to kingship, he faced rebellion. In 16, though beaten by Germanicus and wounded, Arminius again thwarted Roman expansion. Segestes was helped by *Germanicus and Thusnelda fell into Roman hands. where the Cheruscan chieftain Arminius plays a significant role in the first two books, both as the greatest and most successful of Romes enemies and. In 15 he fought Segestes, leader of the pro-Roman faction, whose daughter Thusnelda he had married. In just a few days, Arminius had destroyed a significant portion of the Roman army and torn a yawning gap in Romes frontier defenses. 3 the site of the battle has been established by archaeological finds in the neighbourhood of Kalkriese near Osnabrück) and destroyed them. *Quinctilius Varus with three legions into difficult country near the saltus *Teutoburgiensis between Ems and Weser (Tac. He had Roman citizenship, and served long in the auxiliary forces, attaining equestrian rank. 19 bce, war-chief of the *Cherusci, son of Sigimer. ![]()
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