Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Roman-Germanic Wars DOCUMENTARY

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In our previous historical animated documentaries we have covered the Cimbrian War, and although the Roman empire was a clear victor, the conflicts between the Romans and the Germanic tribes continued well into the imperial era. During the reign of Augustus, the Romans expanded beyond the Rhine river and that led to one of the most iconic battles in history - the battle of the Teutoburg Forest
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[@KingsandGenerals]

These Eagles are not lost yet: bit.ly/2GFCuFE

[@veryfieddoctor7450]

Our Admin our General... 🏅

[@JamesBu11]

Great video as always, but I have a quick question: You estimate the figure to be 30,000 Romans with Varus yet there were only 3 Legions which would normally be approximately 15,000. How were those Legions made up? Also FYI you placed Tiberius in Crete and not Rhodes.

[@HistoryTimes]

What is the logic(explanation) behind the name Armenius?

[@louisswanepoel1614]

The man who dares steal these eagle standards shall loose his head.

[@nathanslijkhuis7159]

they only retrieve 2 i think it was

[@cheerfulpessimist952]

Publius Quinctilius Varus: "Don't worry guys, I have a plan!" *Publius Quinctilius Varus has left the game (disconnect by user)*

[@MalayArcher]

Cheerful Pessimist LOL

[@heathenfire]

So true😂

[@kaisermoneybags4450]

+1 Cunning

[@cristhianramirez6939]

A SHARP and STABBING plan *Varus kills himself*

[@jennylee9278]

He was planning to sue them into poverty.

[@MrDuckTrollson]

When you're marching through Teutoburg forest and suddenly hear: Guten Tag

[@KapiteinKrentebol]

They would respond with "Scheiße!" in Latin.

[@gyanmarcorole]

@@KapiteinKrentebol or merda

[@toddharig8142]

Ich bin ein Berliner

[@juliusnorr3041]

*Italian school Trip to Germany* Kids stay Out of the Forests!

[@BritishJamaican777]

I love the German strategy here! No wonder children's stories make forests so scary!

[@tonytruong861]

It's all fun and games until the trees speak german.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Pretty much!

[@EmilReiko]

@ParadoxInteractivePlay prote-old german i belive

[@Gray13475]

Pre-Proto-Germanic and Proto-Germanic had evolved into the West Germanic, East Germanic and North Germanic Dialects by the Common Era. The Cherusci, were West Germanic and Ingvaeonic(Old Saxon/Low German, Old Frisian/Frisian Languages, Old English/English); ultimately forming into one of the contingents of the Saxon People(s), by 300 AD. They are lost to History after that. Cherusci, could come from either/or or both Ancient Germanic roots of *Herut(Hart/Modern English: Deer) and *Heru(Old English: Heoru/Modern English: Sword).

[@thurianwanderer]

Usually, I hate to waste food for some random trolls, but, oh boy, I had a good laugh! Whatever you'd try to prove: In 9 AD the language the Cherusci spoke was a Germanic one (Pliny actually connected them with the Erminonic group), although it's considered Proto-Germanic, we may already assume slowly diverged dialectal forms (see Ingvaeones, Istvaeones, Erminones) or at least first traces of an early West Germanic. *Segimêriz (Segimerius), *Ingwamêriz (Inguiomerus), *Harjamêriz (Chariomerus) still show the Proto-Germanic ê, three centuries later *Hnôdomâri / *Wadomâri / *Suomâri, *Swâmâri? (Chnodomarius 357, Vadomarius 361, Suomarius 4th century), thus the process of the West Germanic lowering of ê to â might have appeared between the first and fourth century. Old High German is a term introduced in the 19th century, it describes a dialectal continuum which took part in the second sound shift (6th to 8th century) and obviously separated from the Old Low German continuum (Old Saxon, Old Low Frankish), within itself O.H.G never was a singular language, but still people mistake it, comparing it to the late standardized Modern German language (Dachsprache). O.H.G as well as Middle High German and in fact New High German have always been collective terms. The O.H.G period stretched roughly from the 7th/8th to the 11th century. (The 2. sound shift might have started in the 6th century, there's not much evidence though. Butilinius (*Butilîn) an Alamannic duke in the mid 6th century, in other sources the same name appears as Buccelenus (*Buzzilîn), which clearly indicates the second sound shift. It's considerable, that you'll bring up the so called Nordwestblock hypothesis by Hans Kuhn, who implies, that Cherusci as Chatti as well derived from an unknown people that might have lived there at the lower Rhine along the coast in modern day Netherlands and Belgium, probably 1. another nameless Indo-European branch or 2. a small remnant of a pre-Indo-European / Old European people. Connected with the Belgae people, who are seen as those candidates, during Caesar's time, he described the Belgae unspecifically as a confederation of mixed Celtic and Germanic tribes. For some cases, I find it quite interesting, that the Istvaeonic/Iscvaeonic group (which later built the ground for the tribal federation of the Franks) along the Rhine appears somewhat secluded. Whether do we know what the name of the Istvaeones ment (Ist-/Isc-, depending on the reading of the remaining medieval copies of Taciti Germania, in the Carolingian minuscle c and t sometimes had a similar shape, especially in this case c after the long s = ſ , the connecting line is usually drawn from the hook downwards) - nor do we know what exactly separated them from the Erminones and Ingvaeones.

[@calencrawford2195]

@New Jones ,you act as if you hover above us all. Sorry to state, but your education is meaningless without understanding. Do you know the meaning of the previous statement, , or do you fail to recognize it?

[@shaun_177]

I can only imagine the horror these legions went through. I'm in the military myself and was stationed in Italy for a few years. A lot of training in the alps and Germany. Been to many of these locations and we would talk about it on guard at night. Looking out at the sea of endless trees. Dark, foggy, damp and cold. Just imagining being a Roman Soldier looking into those woods thinking there are thousands of warriors in there waiting to rip my heart out . And this is their backyard.

[@ciaranmck4469]

You think that was bad you should hear about the Romans who went there 6 years later to find the bodies, let's just say it was well documented

[@shaun_177]

@@ciaranmck4469 you got sources on it ? I'd like to read it

[@ciaranmck4469]

@@shaun_177 timeline world history made a documentary on this battle (its mostly about stuff we found there in the modern day)

[@shaun_177]

@@ciaranmck4469 cool ill check it out thanks !

[@ciaranmck4469]

@Default Name yeah mate no one asked

[@eriklambert7272]

I'm going out on a limb and saying he never got those legions back...

[@KingsandGenerals]

Not even close. :-)

[@blazedyoda8608]

Why couldn't he get those legions back? Isn't he the emperor?

[@OfficiallyDevin]

If you count getting their corpses back as the next best thing, he won't be completely out of luck - watch out for that in the next germanic wars video eh? :D

[@ThinkerYT]

lmao!

[@louisswanepoel1614]

Perception 10000000

[@HistoryTime]

Give me back my Legions!!

[@AnhTrieu90]

No

[@baldwinslab]

Poor Augustus!

[@michanycz7166]

Only if you say it in Brian Blessed's voice. ;-)

[@romelnegut2005]

Hello Pete.

[@user-wb7ur4yp6z]

Quintili Vare, legiones redde!

[@lennartherix6872]

One intresting fact is, that due to the heavy rain the roman schields were soaked and to heavy to fight which deprived them of their first defense line

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good note!

[@rmtheg234]

Not to mention strong winds along with rain, which made the roman shields acted like sails.

[@romelnegut2005]

Indeed. I don't remember if there were archers present there but if they were, the bows would have been useless as well.

[@bkjeong4302]

Basically; the Roman legions were incredibly effective if they could fight in the open under good conditions. These weren’t good conditions.

[@TheChiconspiracy]

​@@bkjeong4302 They were strung out and lost the significant advantage of the mass pila barrage, which did a lot to shatter the morale of the enemy. Though I never pictured the Romans as being inherently at a disadvantage out of open combat, after all, they had a LOT of experience in siege battles, which outnumbered open field battles by a wide margin.

[@Nikkimond]

Germania, the Roman Vietnam.

[@matevajda3176]

@@kikebautista2110 Yup, and in the long run it proved to be as effective as the Great Wall of China. Plus what imigration do you mean? The Gothic, Visigothic and Vandal invasions? :D

[@matevajda3176]

@@kikebautista2110 What I meant to say with the Great Wall analogy way, that the Romans built up a devensive line over territory hardly worth fighting for. The Limes may have been deffendable but it locked down many troops that could have been used elsewhere. I didn't mean that it was a bad fortification, I meant that ultimately, it cost way more than what it brought in return. As with any antique empire, it became a necessity for Rome to expand to keep the influx of goods the citizens desired. The further away they got from from the core of their realm, the less effective these conquered territories became (more on that later). Rome might have "had the might to conquere Germania" but that's irrelevant as long as they can't hold it afterwards, which was the case for a long time. Subduing that region would've been madness: the people there were most of the time self-sufficient and didn't necessarrily have the means/experience to join the Roman vassalage by trading of surpluss they didn't produce. Plus pinning them down, even integrating them would've taken immense manpower and funds. This is why the Empire so often colonised its outer rims by settling down tribes it had entered an alliance with. I don't agre with the idea of weighing short-term power against long-term sustainability. So immigratipn is a funny concept in this context. Wether you put apart ethnicities or those with or without citizenship, the kingdom/republic/empire had always been diverse. It is however not surprising, that as a nation grows and incorporates more peoples, it becomes more prone to fracturing along ethnic borders. Although blaming "non-roman" romans for the fall of their empire is sonething I find odd. Infighting had fractured Rome on multiple ocasions and I firmly believe that the only reason we are not looking on them with rhe same eye is vecause theye weren't the last such internal conflicts. There were numerous civil wars and political betrayals during the centuries, yet we only view the fall with such scrutuny, which I believe is unjust.

[@theotterguy]

@Gary York Hahahaahahaa .bone spurs ,draft dodging Trump .lol You do know Nixon was president when Vietnam ended …..a Republican crook just like tRump,the slum lord idiot. Fuck I'm happy I am not American.

[@fritzcat1788]

oak jungle

[@lunariclunestra8335]

How can a discussion about history turn into a political one? smh. Aufwiedersehn.

[@Mattyhollis]

PUBLIUS QUINCTILIUS VARUUUUS, GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS!

[@Shreendg]

Molon Labe - Armenius, probably.

[@MijnAfspeellijst1234]

i was waiting for this :D

[@MijnAfspeellijst1234]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZfUk2aZhbWZq68

[@markuhler2664]

They need a necromancer. But a Zombie Legion would be bad ass.

[@jamescox2452]

He was rumoured to have banged his head on a wall whilst yelling this

[@MalayArcher]

Note: I made a huge mistake at 5:40 showing Tiberius in Crete than Rhodes and also, Actium at the very beginning. . A Thousand apologies for that. As always, here are ROME II mods which we used solely for this video: - Leo's Imperial legions of Rome - Celticus' environment HD and flora HD - Celticus' Marian Romans - GEMFX - Enhanced Particle Attila TW: - Ancient Empires Best wishes, Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو

[@louisswanepoel1614]

Whoops

[@greekviking5987]

saved me the time of writing a comment to say that cheers

[@son_of_alandalus]

Malay Archer did an oopsie

[@jordinagel1184]

Malay Archer *laughs in Minoan*

[@truthissacred]

I see you everywhere

[@R3GARnator]

Fun fact: Due to this battle, Creative Assembly gave German and Holy Roman Empire generals at the start of their respective Rome Total War and Medieval Ii Total War, traits that made them better in ambushes.

[@KingsandGenerals]

See, I had no idea!

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Not without reason, this was one of the best ambushes ever

[@Fortify2030]

Arminius reminds me Scanderbeg (George Kastrioti). Both were taken as hostages and raised by foreign empires. Both escaped and led a rebellion. Both won battles against powerful superpower empires at their peak of might.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, I can see the similarities.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Arminius didn't escape. He was a Roman Citizen, and a commander of the same army he destroyed.

[@Fortify2030]

@@neutronalchemist3241 1. He wasnt commander, he was just advisor of commander 2. Scanderbeg also was a janissary and citizen of Ottoman Empire (muuuch more softer towards conqured nations than roman empire)

[@neutronalchemist3241]

@@stevenpaddybwoy Arminius' brother, Flavus, served in the legion like him, he kept on fighting under Tiberius vs his brother, and was even granted a meeting with Arminius first than the battle of Weser. The two had to be separated by the legionaries after Arminius mocked Flavus' Roman decorations he gained during the campaign in Illiricum.

[@smarterthanurkel]

It‘s because it is basically the same story that got copied all over Europe. Literature and not history. It cannot be traced back from where this story originally comes from. Though it might go back to a core story that really happened it is totally unclear whether it goes back to roman times or not and whether it happened at all.

[@txgunguy2766]

What I like about this channel's battle animations is the visible damage to the unit indicators and the busting glass sound when they are destroyed. That's pretty cool.

[@jamiejamie9549]

Rome 2 total war

[@GaiusJuliusCaesar02]

@@jamiejamie9549I don’t think he is talking about those animations

[@peterl5804]

It’s great to visit the actual site north of Münster. There are four museums in total dedicated to the battle. One displayed the entire Roman Entourage in playmobil figures.

[@DanielWW2]

3:52 RIP Aggripa, the most badass Roman general/admiral/engineer/constructor/administrator.

[@MDud-pg2un]

Augustus and Agrippa, what a badass team did they create

[@cristhianramirez6939]

@@MDud-pg2un They were a badass team in the ps2 game Shadow of Rome,how good that game was...

[@tony54151]

Marco Antonio wos Badass.

[@thenativetrouttrout8230]

@@cristhianramirez6939 wheres the laugh emoji......everythings a video game or a netflix special with you morons....

[@iche9373]

So Aggripa was a Roman Elon Musk?

[@user-hh8vi2rc6l]

When trees speak Proto-Germanic.

[@user-hh8vi2rc6l]

@@frenchguitarguy1091 You are probably right.

[@MMadesen]

@@user-hh8vi2rc6l The trees spoke a form of western germanic.

[@julioalbertoherrera1339]

@AUGUSTUS If you are not an ally of Rom, maybe you're an ally of the Germanic tribes...!!

[@Bleachontop22]

Roses are red, Italy has many regions QUINCTILIUS VARUS GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS

[@sectorgovernor]

That's good :D

[@treyloizzo9233]

I prefer “Gaul has three regions” rather than Italy.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

The Romans were dead when they lost their lost cohesion; Quinctilius Varus, give me back my Legions!!

[@hesiod5768]

@@treyloizzo9233 I had to learn that at school, and recite it from memory. Gaul est omnis devisia in partes tres... and as there was an argument at the time about the pronunciation of "v", woe betide the boy who said devisia instead of dewisia. Thank the Gods for Monty Python.

[@Humpelstilzchen]

🤣🤣🤣😂

[@AGS363]

Fun Fact: Meanwhile Augustus inner bodyguard, was completely composed of...german mercenaries.

[@RichieSchwarzman]

In a book called "Decisive battles" by Geoffrey Regan, he concludes his narrative of the battle with what impact it had on the future development of the area. This victory meant a symbol for the germanic tribes, that Rome is not invincible. Their attempt to move the borders permanently failed and Germania was never colonized as Gaul had been. If it had been thus colonized - would the germanic tribes later become pacified? And never start their raids and invasions of the empire and Rome itself which were one of the causes of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire? Would actually Rome fall? If you think about it - if this battle ended in a different way, the course of the history would be so different, that reason cannot fully accept the possible consequences.

[@12tanuha21]

In your theory you forget the huns, which was the main cause the germanic tribes started to move southward at once. They feared the huns more than the romans.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Huns,Vandals and Visigoths actually came from further East. Also the Franks were German people who settled in Gaul and that's where France gets it's name from.

[@AceTheCapo823]

The Romans could’ve conquered Germania if they wanted, but the cost would be too high….unlike Gaul which was very flat and open, Germania was dense swampy forests with some flat plains for agriculture which is not ideal for Roman style of combat….Germania also didn’t offer the resources that Gaul did….plus Germanic tribes were far less untied and “civilized” than the gaulic people so Rome couldn’t use politics and alliances to assimilate the tribes nearly as well

[@HartmutJagerArt]

Yes, If Rome had totally defeated Germania - perhaps Hitler would not have happened; but then Rome was already top-heavy and overstretched and would have collapsed eventually, as it did later. -

[@thanosalaarson8290]

@@HartmutJagerArt what?

[@imnotagundam906]

Quick!!, Load the quick save!!!

[@ateidmon9835]

This is why you always need to quick save before moving your armies in unknown territory

[@AlextheRambler]

Great work, I love watching these

[@Dragonite43]

It is Alex the Rambler with more Hearts of Iron 4! :P

[@cole445]

You're laughing... A man just lost all his legions and you're laughing.

[@kohtalainenalias]

Forces of darkness at play here...

[@1themaster1]

What a masterpiece of a battle. A combination of guerilla, choke point and kill zone ambush tactics, paired with deliberate use of terrain and weather conditions.

[@Conan_the_Based]

It helps when you have a traitor spy who can literally tell the enemy to walk into your death trap.

[@hokeywolf3416]

Except revenge was a bitch.

[@kisajiking5836]

Hello sir, remember when I suggested and requested if you can make a video about this? I cannot believe that you really did it, I'm so thankful to you for this, God bless and love you channel! Thanks a lot, I cannot put it in words

[@ThinkerYT]

This channel is just the frickin bomb!!!

[@dominiksucic2206]

All of the battles will get covered, it is just a matter of time

[@ThinkerYT]

@@dominiksucic2206 i totaly agree.

[@siechamontillado]

I hate to quibble Kisaji, but it does look like you did put it down in words!

[@kisajiking5836]

@@siechamontillado I'm talking about my feelings when I said that

[@bogdan3386]

I saw many documentaries about this subject but I think this is the most accurate video about this is probably the best. Congratulations you made in 18 minutes a better job than most of those documentaries in 1 or 2 hours.

[@ryanl1491]

Incredible video. sometimes i find real history hard to believe, this makes game of thrones look like childs play. i cant help but to imagine myself to be in that legion as they are ambushed, lost, fighting through mud hundreds of miles from home.

[@TheDominion37]

Best history format I've ever had. I wish this was available when I was in school twenty years ago!

[@robwalsh9843]

"Gimme back....gimme back my legions" -Lynyrdius Skynrdius

[@giants2k8]

The production value on these videos are something else! I always love to see a Roman battle (or ambush in this case.) upload.

[@KalashnikovPaouzzi]

thanks for the vids, I love cultivating many sources of a same story, every sources brings to light details unmentioned by another.

[@davidschlageter5962]

MY favorite battle of all time, loved the work, well done! :)

[@Rayhid1956]

Very interesting piece of history to know. Many years ago, I've visited the huge monument dedicated to Arminius by Detmold, Germany. One can climb to it and see the forest around the area.

[@fynnwind2494]

Hope you liked my hometown ;)

[@nancybarnes29]

@@fynnwind2494 herman the german is his popular moniker, a treasured first name among the volk vty r.wachendorf

[@sabineroach5486]

Hermann, we call him: das Herrmannsdenkmal built in the 19th century🙂

[@DevilGiga]

The soundtrack in this episode was flawlessly spot on! Gave me a true feelling of the desperation and terror the romans felt.

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

Informative, nuanced and amazing narration. Keep up the amazing work! 💗🤞✨

[@sgtmayhem7567]

Great video. The Battle of Teutoburg Forest defined some of the borders that are still in use today.

[@vincentjedlopez9979]

Asia: trees speak vietnamese Early Europe: trees speak Germanic

[@freddyhidding3378]

Hell yeah just went to see the memorial. Been waiting for this one

[@RedTrauma]

The quality of this content is always superb.

[@danielanthony256]

Another awesome video. Kings and Generals I truly appreciate the work you guys do . Thank you.

[@Elandil5]

In the next episode The Empire Strikes Back. great video as always

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@GonzoTehGreat]

Given the debate in the comments a follow up video does seem appropriate! Fingers crossed...

[@sealofapoorval7437]

I saw this battle on the show Barbarians! Thanks for the recommendation !

[@blacklight4720]

Thanks KAG team! Great quality as always!

[@joshuasnow6430]

I have been waiting for this for so long, and now, it’s here! I cannot tell you how happy I was when I saw this in my notifications

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for waiting patiently :-)

[@joshuasnow6430]

Kings and Generals you have no idea how wide my eyes just went when I saw your reply 😂

[@giannisdaoultzis12]

5:40 that's not Rhodes it's Crete

[@giannisdaoultzis12]

@@MalayArcher It's ok bro i'm happy to help whenever i can

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is Bosporan Kingdom.

[@ThisisBarris]

Ah yes, the battle trailer that got me super hyped for RTW 2 only to be utterly destroyed by the actual game. Creative Assembly, give me back my $60! P.S: I love the new logo.

[@ThinkerYT]

lmao you are not alone. My copy has been sacrificed to the gods already

[@NoahWeaverRacing]

It’s okay guys we still have Rome 1 to play and love

[@evrensaygn1017]

@@NoahWeaverRacing Rome 1 is actually, still, a very good game.

[@ThinkerYT]

@@NoahWeaverRacing rome 1 best game ever

[@davidcarlson4958]

@@NoahWeaverRacing Imperator Rome looks like a good game by Paradox coming out in march, not the like tw at all but kind of, maybe.

[@Xallarxo]

I was literally just watching all of your videos made on rome and just finished watching the majority of these videos, they're very good.

[@stalkingtigerscom]

Thank You! I have watched 3 bad video's, (none from you), today. This was a very welcomed video that made sense and was a well made teaching tool.

[@augustus5169]

Quintus Varius: He march. He protect. He attack. But most importantly... *HE DONT GIVE MY LEGIONS BACK!*

[@fyfoh]

Arminius, or Hermann, is still celebrated as a folk hero. There is/was a society of German settlers in the USA called Sons of Hermann. Here in Dallas, TX there is a Sons of Hermann hall, a popular dance/cultural venue.

[@mostafaayyad690]

Wonderful as usual By far the best channel on KZbin Thanks

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@mav8535]

I visited the site when i was in school in Teutoburger Wald. Started my obsession with Rome, we re-enacted the fights and they told us why the Germanic tribes won. Was pretty cool.

[@user-mv8hm3lv2g]

WOW Arminius what a guy

[@antoinemonks4187]

Awesome. Please do a follow up soon; that cliffhanger is agonizing! BTW, the new helmet/crown icon is neat; a king and a general.

[@randomguy4167]

“Died suspiciously” in the reign of Augustus almost always actually means “Assassinated by Livia”

[@nathanpangilinan4397]

And even in death, Livia would kill people for she would teach Agrippina the Younger her tricks before her death. Or at least that is what Dovahhatty would tell us.

[@okok-ky4in]

crassus: we suffered a huge defeat varus: hold my gladius

[@roberttucker1527]

mg juju this was actually a good one

[@rockyblacksmith]

In terms of numbers Crassus actually faired worse, but then, the Parthians were a foe the Romans actually took seriously.

[@domgos9272]

Love the effort that goes into making the videos!

[@davidkardos2794]

Battle of Teutoburg Forest !! I love it ! FINALLY

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Ooooh this is going to be good.... :D

[@adamschaeffer1436]

I haven't even watched it yet because I am at work. But it's getting a thumbs up anyway. Something to look forward to while I eat my supper.

[@keysersoze1889]

Here after watching BARBAREN from Netflix

[@flyfftreasure]

Same, but this is far better and obviously devoid of silly love stories.

[@traderbychoice7560]

@Arnold Wilson Because he knew he would die.

[@donlansdonlans3363]

Is it good or just drama?

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

@@donlansdonlans3363 its got both. More drama than action. Everything builds up to the Final clash. Its worth a watch, for me personally I just wanted to hear latin in a non church setting so that was really intriguing. Its worth a watch

[@AR-ii3ly]

@@donlansdonlans3363 it’s alright.

[@singingfox699]

When I had finished the video, I exited fullscreen mode in order to like it, only to find that I already had... I love the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. And I love your videos.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you :-)

[@blue_ocean7774]

16:10 man...the emotion in your words was perfect,narrator. Very well done 👌

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@blue_ocean7774]

@@KingsandGenerals what the.... okay,i did not expect that :")

[@shamatto22]

great episode bro your youtube channel is way better than the history channel keep up the good work bro thanks

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! We will!

[@rosswebster7877]

Great video! My late uncle's aunt's land near Damme in northwestern Germany is actually on the site of Teutoberg Forest.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Yes, the forest is still there, which is great news to us all. :-)

[@rosswebster7877]

@@KingsandGenerals You're welcome! Yes, and it has a great museum too! :)

[@Thiudan698]

It is not true, that this forest has "still" the name "Teutoburger Wald". The roman chronidt Tacitus called the battlefield "Silva Teutoburgiensis". In the year 1616, the historian Philipp Clüver just took the name from Tacitus and gave it to the foredt where he believed that the battlefield was. It was the "Osning" which he called "Teutoburger Wald then eventhough archeologists have proved the battlefield is "Kalkriese", which is not far from that forest but not in the forest itself.

[@sayandas2218]

I was waiting for this video for a long long time and u made it superbly with all the details... I heartily convey my regards to you for fulfilling my dream... I hope that u will also cover the wars that will follow up in Germania..

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

Bro, Im gona be honest, Ive been watching ur videos for a while and I rly do love your channel, I cant get enough of history(especially the antiquity and middle ages), but I have to say the previous Corinthian helmet icon that you were using for your channel was cooler than the new one..(detail I knu but still :D). I still love and enjoy what u do plz keep it up!

[@NoahWeaverRacing]

Amazing video once again! Loving the Roman history videos y’all do

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks, more on the way!

[@farrell360]

So many mistakes from Varus over these few days. Must have been frightening for the soldiers once they realised what was happening.

[@williamwigham7866]

Not if you could speak German

[@goodcitizen3780]

The only mistake that Varus should be credited for is his failure to ensure the area had been properly scouted. Certainly commands were given. But think; how do you, the commander, know that your subordinates failed to be thorough? Answer: Once the ambush is already underway. This channel's account of the events is heavily lopsided and clearly stems from Tacitus (who wrote on the subject up to 150 years later) and was moralistic history. It was heavily embellished and contorted in order to fit his narrative, as was the rest of his work.

[@99mrpogi]

Yeah.. it's much more frightening for the new recruits and this battle is their first(and only battle)

[@warrenhammer7262]

@@goodcitizen3780 I mean he killed himself rather than lead his people to safety, or go down fighting. committed

[@goodcitizen3780]

@@warrenhammer7262 We can't view his actions through the modern lens. That would be ridiculously ignorant.

[@afresh2000]

Thank you to VTH for recommending this channel amazing content unbelievable that you can find it on KZbin thank you

[@abdullahalnoman9164]

Finally the video i have been looking for a very long time.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good!

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

Liking the slightly altered logo!

[@pault9183]

I went to the museum where it was supposed to have happened. It was very interesting and I would recommend it to anyone that’s driving through the area. It’s the Varrusschlcht Museum in Kalkriese, Germany

[@texanchiss4875]

I congratulate you on yet another well made video.

[@Stardog081]

Can’t get enough of your videos keep them coming KAG

[@KingsandGenerals]

Working on it!

[@andrewlica8305]

Arminius or Hermann, the German has a large statue you can climb up into in New Ulm, MN. A lot of German settlers there and his legacy is still remembered with Hermann the German days, the towns summer festival.

[@maskedm3owllin68]

Anyone who is interested, Netflix just released a series about this battle called “The Barbarians”. Mostly accurate and some of it fictional, Awesome story and would highly recommend.

[@walter9899]

Pretty good show I’m on the Last episode

[@maskedm3owllin68]

@@walter9899 I finished yesterday, enjoy it mate!

[@maskedm3owllin68]

@chetnoMAN It doesn’t have any agenda against Rome nor does it say bad things about them, it mostly focuses on the Germans

[@SefniAsheforr]

@chetnoMAN How can you watch that beautiful and tragic scene at the end of Varus' life and think that this is biased against Rome? He was made out to be a betrayed victim more than a cruel bad guy.

[@SefniAsheforr]

@chetnoMAN I actually did myself... rest easy General Publius Quinctilius Varus. Mors vincit omnia 😥.

[@jamesbibby3650]

Your videos are the epitome of epic.

[@threeone6012]

That was awesome. Great job!

[@AngidadGaming]

Video was brilliant excited to watch cokd war series😎

[@beelaroos7379]

Rome: we will conquer the world German Forest: and I took that personal

[@iche9373]

You mean Germanic Forest, not German Forest. Germany is modern, not ancient concept.

[@rollenbo15]

Thanks, best Valentin Present ever :)

[@husseinalsharaa202]

I love how this channel emroved

[@Daffa137]

Another video well done! One suggestion tho, is it possible to add some geographical features in regional map (5:00) such as river or mountains? It will be easier for us non-european viewers since not all of us are familiar with European terrains.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! Good point, will try to improve!

[@feelsgoodman9751]

I was just watching I,Claudius and news from the Teutuborg disaster arrived, 5 minutes later this notification arrived lol

[@dobypilgrim6160]

As usual, very concise and interesting to watch.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@marygebbie6611]

I've been waiting for this one!! :D

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hope it was worth the wait!

[@johnnywalker1333]

I can't believe you put kelheim on the map ! My Home town! REPRESENT :D

[@feynstein1004]

Had already seen it on Historia Civilis. Still watched it. Was awesome. ROMA INVICTA!

[@louisswanepoel1614]

Different perspectives from different sources is amazing

[@johnnywalker1333]

Roma invicta after teutoburg forest hahaha

[@lewistaylor2858]

@@johnnywalker1333 they did get their vengeance

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

My new favorite KZbin channel is called "Voices of the Past." Their videos simply recite primary sources from ancient history (while showing relevant images.) I find it fascinating to hear ancient people talking directly to me- like I'm in the room with them.

[@Yoedric]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 I can't find it, would you care to provide a link ?

[@user-ed9lp6ee3f]

One of the best battle stories in History in my opinion

[@hottestcheese7973]

Great video as always

[@Mrkabrat]

-Lucius Aegius: ...Seems like we got promoted +Caeonious: Not the way I wanted it to be

[@TheEncry]

I was waiting for this...”Varus Give Me Back My Legions!”

[@pyrrhus3445]

So excited for part two

[@KingsandGenerals]

Almost done. :-)

[@ledonnek1974]

Great video, thanks for sharing...

[@chrisbagley4540]

Amazing When I was in Germany I was a mere 90 miles from this site. I wish I had more time to go back and see this

[@ZardozCologne]

the statue is boring; I recommend visiting the "Kalkriese" Historic Museum in Bramsche. Many archelogic relicts found on the assumed battlefield (there are several theories where the battle actual took place) are shown there.

[@just4funyay804]

This is madness! Caesar disapprove!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Gets better. :-)

[@joeykonyha2414]

This is GERMANIA!!!

[@justmoritz]

The netflix show was great, but honestly this would be so much for amazing to see unfold on screen. This is such a good story, even from a tactical perspective.

[@roelvinckens5553]

A great Germanic campaign, studied and prepared with intelligence and executed to perfection. More in this please!