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The son of Sigimer, a prince of the German nation, Arminius was celebrated as a symbol of German unity and freedom. He fought the Roman Empire while it was on its peak of power, remembering him as a liberator.

As a child, Arminius was made hostage of the Roman Empire. Born a prince of tge Cherusci tribe, but raised in Rome. Taught to be in service to the Roman military, consequently he was granted Roman citizenship and later become a Roman knight.

To aid the local governor Publius Quinctilius Varus in completing the Roman conquest of the Germanic tribes, Arminius was sent in Germania after his service with distinction in the Great Illyrian Revolt. With the trust of the governor and the Romans, Arminius managed to secretly prepared a Germanic revolt against Roman rule, ending in Teutoburg Forest with the ambush and destruction of 3 legions of the Roman army.

Arminius fought off retaliatory invasions by Germanicus, a Roman general in the battles of Pontes, Longi, Idistaviso, and the Angrivarian Wall a the immediate fallout of the Battle in the Teutoburg Forest. These battles resulted the death of the Marcomanni king Maroboduus, Arminius' rival. Germanic nobles saw Arminius as a treat, ending his life by assassination in 21 AD, aged 37–38.

Arminius was celebrated as a liberator of Germania, even in the 19th century, during the unification of Germaby, Arminius was hailed as a symbol of German unity and freedom. However, after World War II, because of Arminius' association with militaristic nationalism, he was omitted from German textbooks. Consequently, many modern Germans are not totally aware of his story and what he had done to Germania.

Published: January 30, 2019


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