The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest
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- Synopsis
- In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20, 000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not for this battle, the Roman Empire would have expanded to the River Elbe and probably eastward into present-day Russia. But after this defeat, shocked Romans ended all efforts to expand beyond the Rhine. This narrative introduces us to the key protagonists: the Emperor Augustus, the most powerful of the Caesars; his general Varus, who was the wrong man in the wrong place; and the barbarian leader Arminius, later celebrated as the first German hero. In graphic detail, based on archeological finds, the author leads the reader through the mud and blood of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 85 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393020281
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 03/01/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Peter S. Wells
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- jefraf
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.