" Battle of Idistavisus" Topic
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Tango01  | 01 Dec 2017 12:36 p.m. PST |
"It was the summer of AD 16, and Germanicus Caesar had used a fleet of 1,000 newly built ships to return to the heart of Germany in search of Arminius and his German allies. At midmorning, the Roman army came marching down beside the Weser River from where it had camped for the night. With a small force left at the camp to guard the baggage, the legions were marching in battle order. This time, the Germans were not only ready for Germanicus, but their leader had chosen the location for a decisive battle, and had sent men posing as defectors to lure the Romans into a trap, in the same way that he had lured Varus into a trap seven years before. The chosen place, called Idistavisus by the Romans, was just east of the Weser on a rolling river plain between ranges of low hills. The so-called Great Forest ran along the eastern fringe of the plain, with grassland extending for 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) over low hillocks from the trees to the Weser. Fifty thousand German tribesmen stood waiting on the grass, massed in their tribes and clans, their ranks extending from the forest to the river…."
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Kenntak  | 01 Dec 2017 1:06 p.m. PST |
That's interesting, thanks for posting. |
| Frederick | 01 Dec 2017 1:57 p.m. PST |
Agreed – thanks for sharing |
| Tango01 | 02 Dec 2017 11:19 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon cher amis!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Pauls Bods | 02 Dec 2017 12:58 p.m. PST |
Interesting read though The "snow" falling across the page was a bit annoying. |
| Tango01 | 02 Dec 2017 11:08 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it too my friend!
Amicalement
Armand
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