The Battle That Created Germany

Re:The Battle That Created Germany by seren on Thursday October 26, 2017 @07:41AM (#15558007)

Interesting I did not know the story of Arminius, and it mirrors in multiple ways the story of Vercingetorix and the battle of Alesia, that was also used in the XIXth century as a "national foundation myth", up to the erection of a giant statue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesia_(city)

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Re:The Battle That Created Germany by gadders on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:53AM (#15558775)

Slightly different result though.

I guess the English equivalent would be Bodicea/Boudicca.

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Re:The Battle That Created Germany by arethuza on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:08AM (#15558911)

And the Scots possibly Calgacus at Mons Graupius:

"To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace."

Shame that Calgacus and his speech were almost certainly invented by Tacitus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgacus

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