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I had never heard of this war, but apparently it was considered by Romans to be the most significant foreign conflict since the Punic Wars with Hannibal. I assu
by keiferski 4y ago
I had never heard of this war, but apparently it was considered by Romans to be the most significant foreign conflict since the Punic Wars with Hannibal. I assume that the Civil Wars are not included.
The Roman historian Suetonius described the uprising as the most difficult conflict faced by Rome since the Punic Wars two centuries earlier.
- thom 4y agoIt's often overshadowed by events that followed shortly after: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest
- keiferski 4y agoApparently Arminius, the German who betrayed the Romans in Teutoburg, served in the Roman forces during the Illyrian Revolt. Interesting!
- credit_guy 4y agoIt is probably a different Arminius. The German one never switched sides after Teutoburg [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arminius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arminius
- keiferski 4y agoFrom the link you just posted: 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.