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b. 17 BCE; d. 19 CE. Original name not known; latinized name Arminius; in modern Germany often referenced as Hermann. A chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci; won battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE against three Roman legions (XVII, XVIII, and XIX) under Publius Quinctilius Varus.

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• Cassius Dio Roman History: Book LVI

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/56*.html
  Excerpt from the Cary translation provided by LacusCurtius describing the defeat of Varus' legions.

• Encyclopædia Britannica: Arminius

  http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/APO_ARN/ARMINIUS.html
  Short biography of the military leader. From the 11th edition (1911).

• Wikipedia: Arminius

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arminius
  A short biography.

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