The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varian Disaster by Roman historians, was a major battle fought between an alliance of Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire between 8 and 11 Septemb
Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius, 1st centurion of XVIII, who "fell in the war of Varus" (bello Variano).
Invasions of Drusus I in 12–8 BCE
Invasions of Tiberius and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in c. 3 BCE – CE 6
Modern Kalkriese, likely site of the battle
Teutoburg Forest
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The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was f
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
…During the 19th century, theories as to the site abounded, and the followers of one theory successfully argued for a long wooded ridge called the Osning, near Bielefeld. This was then renamed the Teutoburg Forest. Late 20th-century research and excavations were sparked by finds in 1987 by a British…
View over the Teutoburg Forest
Winter scenery at the Teutoburg Forest
Fall scenery at the Teutoburg Forest
Donop's Pond (Donoperteich)