Herman the German & The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
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Date: 2022-09-10
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TOM
I was reading the Heidelberger Books, in the Time of Herman you had a lot of diffrent tribes like the nemeter etc, he made all tribes one, cause they shared the german (deutsche) language that the tribes can speak to each other they used german (deutsch) but the languages where similar like slangs today of the diffrent tribes. Herman brings all the diffrent tribes together and in the old books they had alls witten what they want. freedom, peace, searching their higher minds, also science etc. Oh and road buildung of stones was the idea of the germans not the romans, tacitus wrote about it.
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I was reading the Heidelberger Books, in the Time of Herman you had a lot of diffrent tribes like the nemeter etc, he made all tribes one, cause they shared the german (deutsche) language that the tribes can speak to each other they used german (deutsch) but the languages where similar like slangs today of the diffrent tribes. Herman brings all the diffrent tribes together and in the old books they had alls witten what they want. freedom, peace, searching their higher minds, also science etc. Oh and road buildung of stones was the idea of the germans not the romans, tacitus wrote about it.
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Aram
I don't think the romans were outnumbered because three legions means close to 30. 000 romans. So the Germans would need 40. 000 to 50. 000 men according to historians but one tribe could maybe only muster 5. 000 or less because of small population density and the fact that 50% of a tribe were women, children and the elderly.
I think in the initall engagements the germans had fewer men than the romans and only later when they were reinforced by other tribes and with huge roman casualties they outnumbered the romans.
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I don't think the romans were outnumbered because three legions means close to 30. 000 romans. So the Germans would need 40. 000 to 50. 000 men according to historians but one tribe could maybe only muster 5. 000 or less because of small population density and the fact that 50% of a tribe were women, children and the elderly.
I think in the initall engagements the germans had fewer men than the romans and only later when they were reinforced by other tribes and with huge roman casualties they outnumbered the romans.
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boahkeinbockmehr
While there is no historical evidence of arminius's real germanic name, i love that we call him Herman, which literally means Mister man. Though there is a theory that he is the origin of the (german) siegfried (victors peace)/ (nordic) sigurd saga, so maybe that was the name he was known by to his contemporary germanics, which might also make sense, since his father was called Sigimer, so there is some similarity in the names.
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While there is no historical evidence of arminius's real germanic name, i love that we call him Herman, which literally means Mister man. Though there is a theory that he is the origin of the (german) siegfried (victors peace)/ (nordic) sigurd saga, so maybe that was the name he was known by to his contemporary germanics, which might also make sense, since his father was called Sigimer, so there is some similarity in the names.
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Brandon
Interesting. I had always wondered if the local German leaders soured on the young man who did not grow up in Germany. I had always suspected that Herman was just making a power grab because it was easy to betray the Roman's trust and to play to native sentiments. It seems however, that the Romans orchestrated Herman's death and the breakup of tribal alliances. That puts my theories into question a bit.
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Interesting. I had always wondered if the local German leaders soured on the young man who did not grow up in Germany. I had always suspected that Herman was just making a power grab because it was easy to betray the Roman's trust and to play to native sentiments. It seems however, that the Romans orchestrated Herman's death and the breakup of tribal alliances. That puts my theories into question a bit.
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Harte
Arminius' original name is actually not known to us. Hermann is the germanification of his latin name, from the nationalistic period of the 19th century. It might however been close to the name of his father, Sigimer.
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Arminius' original name is actually not known to us. Hermann is the germanification of his latin name, from the nationalistic period of the 19th century. It might however been close to the name of his father, Sigimer.
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Trent
Apparently Arminius's Germanic name might have been, Erminaz which means, man of war in proto Germanic. The Germanic languages spoken in those days would be very different to modern German today.
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Apparently Arminius's Germanic name might have been, Erminaz which means, man of war in proto Germanic. The Germanic languages spoken in those days would be very different to modern German today.
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education
Love ur work brother & ur content. I have so many of ur vids on my playlist I've lost count. I can just watch 1 vid after another. But have a good 1 brother, & take care. & again, well done
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Love ur work brother & ur content. I have so many of ur vids on my playlist I've lost count. I can just watch 1 vid after another. But have a good 1 brother, & take care. & again, well done
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Evan
Hermann is not an accurate name for Arminius. We don't know his actual German name. Calling Arminius Hermann is a much later invention from the late middle ages/rennaissance period.
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Hermann is not an accurate name for Arminius. We don't know his actual German name. Calling Arminius Hermann is a much later invention from the late middle ages/rennaissance period.
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The
Damn, he saved them, they killed him? Maybe because he wanted to be King of the free people and they disagreed. Or maybe simply out of money. Greed.
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Damn, he saved them, they killed him? Maybe because he wanted to be King of the free people and they disagreed. Or maybe simply out of money. Greed.
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Gully
THE MOST famous? maybe.
8 minutes to talk about it? sad.
AND WHY NOT GERMANS talking of Germanic history - WHY A kiwi? god. so ANNOYING.
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THE MOST famous? maybe.
8 minutes to talk about it? sad.
AND WHY NOT GERMANS talking of Germanic history - WHY A kiwi? god. so ANNOYING.
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Brandon
Well, I might as well watch the obligatory Arminius/Teutoburg Forest video. I guess it won't be too long for the Battle of Alesia comes out.
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Well, I might as well watch the obligatory Arminius/Teutoburg Forest video. I guess it won't be too long for the Battle of Alesia comes out.
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Lucas
I always thought he was killed by his libertarian brethren because he intended to make himself king of germanica, and they killed him for it?
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I always thought he was killed by his libertarian brethren because he intended to make himself king of germanica, and they killed him for it?
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CARnL
would love to see one about the Romans fighting the different tribes in Northern Spain, Basques, Aquitani, Celts, Iberian.
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would love to see one about the Romans fighting the different tribes in Northern Spain, Basques, Aquitani, Celts, Iberian.
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Gully
the WORST Roman defeat was when the destroyed Isrealites ran to hide in Judea and the Palestinians were already there
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the WORST Roman defeat was when the destroyed Isrealites ran to hide in Judea and the Palestinians were already there
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