Comment on Roman education program working as intended

Rumo161@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

  fucking what

  Neither Arminius nor the Battle of Teutoburg Forest are in dispute in modern academia.

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  • Rumo161@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The battle is not disputed. If Arminius the barbarian “prince” had the role in the story or even existed is highly questionable.

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    • PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If Arminius the barbarian “prince” had the role in the story or even existed is highly questionable.

      … no, it really fucking isn’t. Arminius is accepted almost universally, possibly literally universally, as a historical figure in academia.

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• HasturInYellow@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  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 ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The legend oft the barbarian “prince” Arminius however is questionable.

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