Netflix series "Barbarians": This is the background to the legendary Varus Battle

The new Netflix series “Barbarians” will start on October 23, 2020.

We explain the background to the legendary Varus Battle, which Netflix is ​​about.

• The new

  Netflix series

  "Barbarians" tells of the

  Varus Battle

  between the Teutons and the Romans.

• The

  battle in the Teutoburg Forest

  had far-reaching consequences for

  Germany

  today

  .

• The

  Hermannsdenkmal

  near

  Detmold is

  dedicated to

  a supposed hero

  .

Kassel - The new series "

", which

starts

on October 23, 2020 on

, tells of the so-called

.

The legendary battle between

and

took place in the year 9 AD and occurred according to various theories either in East Westphalia,

or in the

.

A recently unearthed “

find of the

century” in the

in

suggests that the battle in the Teutoburg Forest * may have occurred.

Where did the Varus Battle take place?

Netflix shows Battle in the Teutoburg Forest

This theory seems to have been based on the production of the

, as the

.

The focus of the plot is on the Cheruscan prince Arminius and the Teutons Folkwin and Thusnelda.

The two

make it their goal to put

an end to

.

However, since the

are hostile to one another, this undertaking is extremely difficult.

It is important to unite all Germanic tribes under one banner before the liberating

can take place.

Varus battle in "Barbarians" in the Teutoburg Forest: That's what the series is about

But what exactly is the

and why is the battle considered legendary?

Similar to the

“Barbarians”, the

wanted to end

a more than 200 year long oppressive rule of the Romans when they tried to acquire more and more parts near the Rhine.

As the historian Prof. Dr.

Reinhard Wolters told Business Insider that the

tried

to cooperate with some Germanic tribes.

This enabled them to rule over the area practically through the allied Teutons.

Only the

put an end to this indirect rule.

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Varus Battle in the Teutoburg Forest: The new German Netflix series “Barbaren” starts on October 23, 2020.

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Varus Battle: Teutons cooperated with Romans before the battle in the Teutoburg Forest

Various peoples lived in these areas, such as the

, Chatti, Brukterer and Martians.

The

Romans summarized these tribes

under the umbrella term "

".

At that time, the governor of the Roman emperor on the Rhine and Roman commander was Publius Quinctilius Varus, who would later become the namesake of the

.

At the beginning

, a prince of the Cherusci,

stands at his side

.

Since the Germanic tribe was allied with the Romans, Arminius was trained as a Roman soldier and also enjoyed a Latin training.

Although he was very

familiar

with Commander-in-Chief

, Prof. Dr.

Wolters, decided the then still young man before the

,

to switch sides and

turn your back on

the

.

today can only speculate

about the reason

.

Battle in the Teutoburg Forest: What role did Arminius play in the Varus Battle?

It is also

not possible to say exactly

how the

place today.

report, however, that the

ambushed and so, despite better training and

, were defeated by the Germanic peoples who knew the area.

Heavy

and rain are said to have made the fight more difficult.

What role Arminius ultimately played in the

is also uncertain.

What is certain, however, is that he was Commander-in-Chief of the

, to whom he is said to have spoken on the battlefield.

After the battle, which is said to have ended after four days,

and his top officers

took their

own lives on the battlefield.

To those who will still see me at the supermarket checkout with lambskin, a fire lighter, body paint and a bottle of vino: I know exactly what you're thinking, and you're absolutely right!

These are preparations for a very special date *.

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- netflixde (@NetflixDE) September 23, 2020

The Varus Battle in the Teutoburg Forest was a devastating defeat - with consequences

The

is considered one of the most devastating Roman defeats and was even referred to by Roman writers as "clades Variana" ("

defeat").

The

inaugurated in 1875

near the city of

dedicated to

the supposed hero Arminius

.

The

had fundamental consequences for today's German territory: unlike those countries that were part of the

, such as

and

, a different cultural and

developed in this country.

(Nail Akkoyun)

List of rubric lists: © Katalin Vermes