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The podcast "Vandals, Franks, and Saxons, Oh My!" explores regions northwest of the Roman Empire. It focuses on the 9 CE military blunder in the Teutoburg Forest. Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed Governor Varus and three Roman legions using a clever ruse. This defeat was decisive in defining Europe’s borders and ending Roman attempts to conquer Germania.
By stiptoThe podcast "Vandals, Franks, and Saxons, Oh My!" explores regions northwest of the Roman Empire. It focuses on the 9 CE military blunder in the Teutoburg Forest. Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed Governor Varus and three Roman legions using a clever ruse. This defeat was decisive in defining Europe’s borders and ending Roman attempts to conquer Germania.