Roman–Germanic Wars
12 BCE – 16 CE · 28 years
Augustus sought to conquer Germania east of the Rhine. Arminius ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions at the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD — one of Rome's worst defeats, ending expansion into Germania permanently.
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Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples on Wikipedia.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Roman Empire
- Germanic tribal alliance (Arminius)
Key moments
Defining events in the Roman–Germanic Wars.
- 9 AD Battle of Teutoburg Forest
- 14–16 AD Germanicus's campaigns
- 16 AD Battle of Idistaviso
Elsewhere in Europe at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Europe
Plitvice Lakes
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Europe
Dumonii
Attested 1 BCE – 400 CE
Trade route · Europe
Amber Road
1000 BCE – 400 CE
Landmark · Europe
Giant's Causeway
3000 BCE – still standingPolity · Europe
Boihaenum
Attested 1 BCE – 200 CETrade route · Europe
Roman Mediterranean Trade
27 BCE – 476 CE
Landmark · Europe
Danube Delta
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Europe
Roman Empire
26 BCE – 395 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 12 BCE and 16 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoplesOtto Albert Koch · Public domain
- Plitvice Lakes National ParkZysko serhii · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumnoniimyself · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amber RoadBearas · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Giant's Causewaycode poet on flickr. · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Danube DeltaEuropean Space Agency · Attribution
- Roman EmpireTataryn · CC BY-SA 3.0
