Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Arminius wipes out three legions and Rome halts at the Rhine
Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions under Varus. Rome abandoned the conquest of Germania, and the imperial frontier remained on the Rhine for centuries.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- c. 4 BC Nativity of Jesus — 13 years earlier
- c. 33 Crucifixion of Jesus — 24 years later
Alive at the time
- Augustus (aged 71)
- Paul the Apostle (aged 4)
- Livia Drusilla (aged 67)