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Teutoburg Forest battle 9 AD is one of the turning point in history of Europe. After Romans with Caesar completely defeated Celts (Vercingetorix etc.) they took what is today France, Belgium, Switzerland and Britain and assimilation of Celtes into Romance culture started.
Then, Romans took on Germans, they cross the Rhine and start colonization of Germania.
Germans act differently than Kelts.
Were it not for Hermann (Arminius) intelligence the 3 Roman legions would never be wipped out completely and probably in coming centuries Germany then Scandinavia would be Latınised.
If today the western world is divided in 2:
Romance vs. Germanic
France vs. Germany
etc all has its origins in the Teutoburg failure to 'bring civilisation, to Germans.
Holy-Roman Empire, Bismarck and even Hitler are the results of this great German survival victory, we can say.
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