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title: Teutoburg Forest
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6327/teutoburg-forest/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Teutoburg Forest
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6327.jpg)
## Image Caption
View over the Teutoburg Forest, the site of the famous [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) which took place on September 9 CE, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and decisively destroyed three [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) legions and their auxiliaries, led by [Publius Quinctilius Varus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Publius_Quinctilius_Varus/). (Museum und Park Kalkriese, Germany)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raddato, C. (2017, February 06). Teutoburg Forest. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Teutoburg Forest." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 06, 2017. .
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Teutoburg Forest." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Feb 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9708612281/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9708612281/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9708612281/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 06 February 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.