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Arminius ( 17 BC - 19 AD), in Germany called Hermann der Cherusker, was a war chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci.

Arminius (a Latinized variant of a German name, which is unknown, but probably was not "Hermann". The name "Hermann" as such is created my the reformer Martin Luther, because he wanted to take a figure from old times as a symbol of fighting against Rome. Hermann does mean "A man in an army/warrior")) was the son of a Cherusci war chief named Segimer. As a young man, he was trained as a military leader and served as an auxiliary in the Roman army, probably fighting other barbarian tribes in the Balkan peninsula.

He eventually returned to Germany, where the Roman Empire had established control of the territories west of the Rhine and sought to extend its hegemony eastward towards the Elbe river, under the military governor Publius Quinctilius Varus. Arminius soon began plotting to unite various German tribes and to thwart Roman efforts to incorporate their territories into the empire.

In the fall of 9Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s Years: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Events Wang Mang founds the short-lived Xin Dynasty in China (until A. Illyria is turned into a province AD, in the battle of Teutoburg ForestThe Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, which is believed to be the environ of a decisive battle in AD 9. Geography The Teutoburger Wald is a nor, Arminius and a his alliance of German tribes ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions totalling about 30,000 men commanded by Varus. The precise location of the battle remains to be established with certainty, but may have been near the hill called Kalkriese near Osnabruck. Varus committed suicide by plunging himself into his own sword, and the Romans never again attempted permanent conquest of any territory on the right bank of the Rhine.

After his great victory, Arminius tried for several years to bring about a more permanent union of the north German tribes so as to resist more effectively future Roman efforts at conquest, but did not succeed in the face of tribal jealousies. He also met the Romans in other battles, as they sought revenge for Teutoburg Forest. In 16Alternate uses, see Number 16 Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Years: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Events A Roman army commanded by Germanicus manages a victory at Idistav, at Idistaviso (Angrivarierwall), a Roman army commanded by GermanicusLouvre Germanicus Julius Caesar possibly "Nero Claudius Germanicus" before adoption ( 15 BC AD 19) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of the early Roman Empire. Germanicus' parents were Nero Claudius Drusus, son of Livia Drusilla, wife of Caesar A managed a victory over Arminius, raided the German settlements and even captured his wife Thusnelda. However, Germanicus gained no lasting benefit from his victory, as Arminius defeated another Roman force near the Weser River and compelled the Romans to withdraw.

A few years later, Arminius was murdered, allegedly by a member of his own family.

Largely forgotten for centuries except in the accounts of his Roman enemies, some of whom highly respected him for his military leadership skills and as a defender of the liberty of his people, the story of Arminius was revived in the late 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended as part of the revival of German patriotism. In 1875, during the early years of the second German Empire and in the wake of the German victory over France in the war of 1870/71, a massive statue of Arminius known as the " Hermannsdenkmal" was built on a hill near Detmold, about 75 miles from the presumable battle site, where it is a major tourist attraction.