[quote=Starman]Some learnt faster than others...
9 AD, Varus and his legions got destroyed
in the Touteburg by Arminius, yet in 16 AD,
Germanicus and his legions showed the
Arminius and his Germanics a thing or two.
Germanicus didn't have a lot of experience
but history shows he had standout ability
right from the beginning of his military commands..
. and he faced Arminius who had extensive experience
in the Roman army before betraying the trust put in
him and leading Varus into a trap.
But having such extensive knowledge of the Romans
and employing the terrain to attack the Romans
at their most vulnerable, didn't work out against
the talents of Germanicus... Arminius may have
got a little over confident thinking the Romans
would again be a walk over, like in 9 AD.
Germanicus led some big campaigns in 'germania inferior'
and hammered them,.. he wanted to keep going
but Tiberius finally called it off and Germanicus
was posted to the far East of the Empire.
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]I always wondered why Varus didn't have scouts out, or some guys on point.
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starman, you offer good insight and history of the romans. seems like they were hardly a steady state or level state enterprise. they were growing or losing ground about all the time. they were winning or losing as it were. egypt's economy was much related to the nile river and how much it's presence could produce. rome's well being was based upon imperial merchantilism.
