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To: tired&retired

Does anyone remember their history of the Roman Empire. The Romans enlisted barbarians into their army because Romans no longer wanted to do the job. Yeah.


3 posted on 09/17/2016 9:29:42 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek

Surprised that no one has responded to your ironic observations.
My how history repeats itself, when fools forget it’s lessons...

Arminius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Arminius (German: Hermann; 18/17 BC – AD 21) was a chieftain of the ->Germanic Cherusci and ... Roman attempts to reconquer ->Germany failed although they managed to break Arminius’s alliance. .... because Arminius was betrayed to Romans by other German tribal chieftains soon after the battle in the Teutoburg Forest.
The Ambush That Changed History | History | Smithsonian

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Between 6 B.C. and A.D. 4, Roman legions established bases on the Lippe and ... They were planning to investigate reports of an uprising among local tribes. ..... superior German commander, trained by the Romans, well practiced at war, and..

RE:”Does anyone remember their history of the Roman Empire. The Romans enlisted barbarians into their army because Romans no longer wanted to do the job. Yeah.


58 posted on 09/17/2016 8:56:33 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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