Thusnelda Led in Germanicus’ Triumph, by Carl Theodor von Piloty From WikipediaThusnelda (c. 1
Thusnelda Led in Germanicus’ Triumph, by Carl Theodor von Piloty From WikipediaThusnelda (c. 10 BC - unknown) was a Germanic noblewoman captured by Germanicus, the grandson of Augustus, and leader of an army that invaded Germania. The ancient Roman historian Tacitus and Strabo cites her capture as evidence of both the firmness and restraint of Roman arms. She was the daughter of the Cheruscan prince Segestes. Her father had intended her for someone else, but Arminius had abducted and impregnated her. Arminius subsequently led a coalition of Germanic tribes that lured the legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus to near-annihilation at Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. This disaster generally is seen as stifling any future ambitions of Rome to conquer Germania. -- source link
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