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9September AD 9 · Kalkriese, near Osnabrück

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Rusted steel posts in the Kalkriese park trace the rampart line where Varus's legions were ambushed
Photo: Carole Raddato. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Germanic warriors led by Arminius, a Cheruscan chief who had served in the Roman army, ambushed three Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus on the march and destroyed them over several days. Rome never again tried to rule the lands east of the Rhine. Coins, weapons and a turf rampart found at Kalkriese since 1987 mark one of the places where the fighting happened.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Museum and Park KalkrieseMarked rampart line, paths across the battlefield and finds including a cavalryman's mask.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Hermann Monument, DetmoldColossal 1875 statue of Arminius, built as a symbol of German nationhood.Map ↗

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