It is interesting to trace how far his fame survived during the Middle Ages, both among the Germans of the Continent and among ourselves.Continuing
Decisive German Victory at Teutoburg
Throughout Germany the Roman garrisons were assailed and cut off; and within a few weeks after Varus had fallen, the German soil was freed from the
Arminius Orders German Army to Attack
The fierce shouts of the Germans pealed through the gloom of the forests, and in thronging multitudes they assailed the flanks of the
Arminius Chooses Place of Ambush
This region still retains the name (Teutobergenwald = Teutobergiensis saltus) which it bore in the days of Arminius.Continuing Arminius Drives
Roman Occupation of Germany
Vast, however, and admirably organized as the fabric of Roman power appeared on the frontiers and in the provinces, there was rottenness at the
Three Brothers, Three Tribes of Rome
There can be no doubt that a third town, which seems to have been very populous, now existed.Continuing The Foundation of Rome,our selection from
Rome and Alba
The whole description of the circumstances under which the fate of Alba was decided is just as manifestly poetical, but we shall dwell upon it for a
The Two Tribes of Rome
When, perhaps after several generations of a separate existence, the two states became united, the towns ceased to be towns, and the collective body
Of Romans and Sabines
The curia of Rome, a cottage covered with straw, was a faithful memorial of the times when Rome stood buried in the night of history, as a small