Arminius

Also known as Gaius Julius Arminius, Hermann, Herman

Arminius (; 18/17 BC–AD 21; Hermann in German) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, in which three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed. His victory at Teutoburg Forest precipitated the Roman Empire's permanent strategic withdrawal and the deprovincialization of Germania Magna, and modern historians regard it as one of Imperial Rome's greatest defeats. As it prevented the Romanization of Germanic peoples east of the

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Arminius was a Germanic chieftain who led a coalition of tribes to a decisive victory against Roman forces at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, destroying three Roman legions and their commander. This victory forced Rome to abandon its plans to conquer and control the Germanic territories, making it one of the empire's most significant military defeats and preventing the Romanization of Germanic peoples.

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Born: 1832
Died: 1913
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Royalty.name: Arminius
Royalty.succession: Prince and Chieftain of the Cherusci tribe
Royalty.image: Hermannsdenkmal statue.jpg
Royalty.caption: Statue of Arminius at the Hermannsdenkmal monument
Royalty.full name: Arminius(His original Germanic name is unknown although it is thought “Arminius” could be a Romanization of “Erminaz”; modern German variants of “Arminius”, e.g. Hermann and Armin, are back-formations.)
Royalty.native_lang1_name1: unknown (Modern German Armin and Hermann are back-formations)
Royalty.birth_date: 18/17 BC
Royalty.birth_place: Germania
Royalty.death_date: AD 21 (aged 37–38)
Royalty.death_place: Germania
Royalty.predecessor: Segimer
Royalty.successor: Italicus
Royalty.spouse: Thusnelda
Royalty.issue: Thumelicus
Royalty.father: Segimer
Royalty.religion: Germanic Paganism
Royalty.occupation: Chieftain, auxilia officer

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Commons category: Arminius
date of birth: 0017-00-00
date of death: 0021-00-00
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birth name: Herman
name: Gaius Julius Arminius

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Early life and Roman military service
Return to Germania
Anti-Roman uprising
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Roman retribution and death
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Born a prince of the Cherusci tribe, Arminius was part of the Roman-friendly faction of the tribe. He learned Latin and served in the Roman military, which gained him Roman citizenship, and the rank of eques. After serving with distinction in the Great Illyrian Revolt, he was sent to Germania to aid the local governor Publius Quinctilius Varus in completing the Roman conquest of the Germanic tribes. While in this capacity, Arminius secretly plotted a Germanic revolt against Roman rule, which culminated in the ambush and destruction of three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest.