It’s also completely plausible. The romans absolutely did shit like that and it is entirely possible that it backfired spectacularly in this case as it did in others (less spectacularly).
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Rumo161@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
That story is most likely Roman propaganda to justify their loss against a “barbaric” culture. In recent history its a story mostly used by faschist to tell a tale about how strong the germanic tribes used to be. I think its highly questionable to tell the story as historic fact.
HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Rumo161@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
The legend oft the barbarian “prince” Arminius however is questionable.
PugJesus@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
fucking what
Neither Arminius nor the Battle of Teutoburg Forest are in dispute in modern academia.
Rumo161@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
The battle is not disputed. If Arminius the barbarian “prince” had the role in the story or even existed is highly questionable.
PugJesus@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
… no, it really fucking isn’t. Arminius is accepted almost universally, possibly literally universally, as a historical figure in academia.