Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

A map of Belgic Gaul in the first century BC, showing the relative position of the Nervii

01The Nervii reportedly forbade wine and merchants among themselves to keep their warriors undiluted by Roman goods or influence.
02Caesar describes grabbing a shield from an anonymous soldier and entering the front rank personally — he did not know the man's name.
03The Nervii, once 60,000 warriors strong by Caesar's count, were reduced to 500 fighting men and three chieftains after the battle at the Sabis.

Poster symbolizing the Ele Não Movement.

Illustrative woodcut from the Latin edition of Columbus's letter printed in Basel in 1494.

Takifugu in a tank

Fritz Haber , 1918

In 9 CE, three full Roman legions — 20,000 men — walked into a German forest and never came out. Augustus reportedly roamed his palace at night crying 'Varus, give me back my legions.'