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Interesting I did not know the story of Arminius, and it mirrors in multiple ways the story of Vercingetorix and the battle of Alesia, that was also used in the
by seren 9y ago
Interesting I did not know the story of Arminius, and it mirrors in multiple ways the story of Vercingetorix and the battle of Alesia, that was also used in the XIXth century as a "national foundation myth", up to the erection of a giant statue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesia_(city) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesia_(city)
- gadders 9y agoSlightly different result though. I guess the English equivalent would be Bodicea/Boudicca.
- arethuza 9y agoAnd the Scots possibly Calgacus at Mons Graupius: "To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace." Shame that Calgacus and his speech were almost certainly invented by Tacitus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgacus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgacus