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Arminius

17 BC - 21

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Arminius (; 18/17 BC–AD 21) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, in which three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed. His victory at Teutoburg Forest precipitated the Roman Empire's permanent strategic withdrawal from Germania Magna, and modern historians regard it as one of Rome's greatest defeats. As it prevented the Romanization of Germanic peoples east of the Rhine, it has also been considered one of the most decisive battles in history and a turning point in human history.Born a prince of the Cherusci tribe, Arminius was part of the Roman-friendly faction of the tribe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arminius has received more than 3,396,762 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Arminius is the 20th most popular military personnel (up from 41st in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Germany (up from 116th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Military Personnel.

Arminius is most famous for being the Germanic chieftain who led a coalition of tribes to victory over three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Arminius ranks 20 out of 1,468Before him are Romulus Augustulus, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Oda Nobunaga, Erich von Manstein, Chiang Kai-shek, and Heinz Guderian. After him are Ratko Mladić, Ptolemy I Soter, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Cao Cao, Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Cesare Borgia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 17 BC, Arminius ranks 1After him is Lucius Caesar. Among people deceased in 21, Arminius ranks 1After him is Quirinius.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Arminius ranks 80 out of 6,142Before him are Karl Jaspers (1883), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Richard Strauss (1864), Heinz Guderian (1888), and Heinrich Schliemann (1822). After him are Charles the Bald (823), Charles Bukowski (1920), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), William the Silent (1533), Peter III of Russia (1728), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Arminius ranks 6Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891), Erwin Rommel (1891), Adolf Eichmann (1906), Erich von Manstein (1887), and Heinz Guderian (1888). After him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Alfred Jodl (1890).