Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest Ger. Teutoburger Wald, hilly range, in NW Germany, stretching roughly between Osnabrück and Paderborn. It is forested, and it rises to 1,465 ft (447 m) S of Detmold. Near Detmold is a monument (the Hermannsdenkmal ) commemorating the victory (AD 9) of the Germans under Arminius (or Hermann, in modern German) over the Roman legions under Varus. The war (late 8th cent.) between Charlemagne and the Saxon Widukind took place in this region.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO The Geology of Missouri.
Magazine article from: Rocks & Minerals; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...shaped state that encompasses a wide variety of geologic terranes. The St. Francois Mountains in southeastern Missouri, a hilly range of Precambrian igneous rocks, form Missouri's oldest geologic terrane. They are marginal mountains--the highest rises to 1...
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Lippe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, former state, N central Germany, between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser River. It was incorporated in 1947 into the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . Detmold, the former capital, was the...
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Varus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...governor of Germany by Augustus . In AD 9, to suppress an uprising, he led three legions across the Rhine into the Teutoburg Forest, where they were massacred by the troops of Arminius . Varus himself committed suicide. This defeat was a major catastrophe...
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Arminius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a Roman citizen and soldier, secretly gathered a great allied force and ambushed Publius Quintilius Varus in the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9. In the ensuing battle Varus' army was utterly destroyed, and Varus, in disgrace, committed suicide. So great...
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Detmold
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Germany. Once the capital of Lippe, it is now a furniture-manufacturing center and summer resort. There is a 16th-century castle (now a museum). Nearby is a large monument, Hermannsdenkmal, commemorating the battle (AD 9) of the Teutoburg Forest .
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North Rhine-Westphalia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...southeast, and Rhineland-Palatinate in the south. Situated in the lower Rhine plain, North Rhine-Westphalia includes the Teutoburg Forest and the Rothaargebirge. It is drained by the Rhine, Ruhr, Wupper, Lippe, and Ems rivers. A highly industrialized...
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