The battle that stopped Rome : Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the slaughter of the legions in the Teutoburg Forest / Peter S. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Peter S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teutoburger Wald, Battle of, Germany, 9 A.D.

Arminius, Prince of the Cherusci.

Arminius.

Varus, Publius Quintilius.

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.

Augustus.

Romans.

Rome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.

Rome.

Germany--History--To 843.

Germany.

History.

Romans--Germany--Westphalia.

Germany--Westphalia.

Physical Description:

256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2003]

Summary:

This is the story of the horrific destruction of the Roman army by German barbarians, forever ending the expansion of the Roman Empire.

Contents:

Important Dates 13

1 Ambushed! 25

2 Creation of the Legend 30

3 History and Archaeology of the Battle 37

4 Augustus: Rome's First Emperor 56

5 Varus and the Frontier 80

6 Arminius: The Native Hero 105

7 Warfare in Early Roman Europe: Prelude to the Battle 125

8 The Battle 161

9 The Horror: Death on the Battlefield 177

10 The Victors' Celebrations 186

11 The Immediate Outcome 200

12 The Meaning of the Battle 213

1. How an Archaeological Site Is Formed 221

2. Roman Weapons Found at the Kalkriese Battle Site 222

3. Museums, Roman Remains, and Archaeological Parks 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and index.

ISBN:

0393020282

OCLC:

52251165