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Event war Europe

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

9 CE

Germanic tribes under Arminius ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions in a dense forest, halting Roman expansion into Germania.

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Standing in 9 CE

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Saami Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 700 CE European tribal peoples Polity · Europe 3000 BCE – 1930 CE Germanic and Slavic tribes Polity · Europe 3000 BCE – 1200 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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19 BCE Western Wall 19 BCE Western Wall Tunnels 12 BCE Roman–Germanic Wars 4 BCE Ise Grand Shrine 30 CE Kushan Empire Conquests 40 CE Pont du Gard