Summary Sweeping aside nearly 2,000 years of doubt and mystery, on-going excavations in Germany's Teutoberg Forest have revealed the location of one of the bloodiest battles of antiquity. In 9 AD, an arrogant Roman general, Publius Varus, anticipated that he would easily suppress several rebellious Germanic tribes, after which he could leisurely march his troops to their winter campsite. Unfortunately for Varus and three of Rome's crack legions, he walked into an elaborate and well-organized ambush. With innovative computer graphics we will reconstruct how the battle may have been fought. Through evidence unearthed at the excavations, interviews with specialists, etchings, original illustrated graphics, and text narrated from the Roman historians, this episode will reveal the test of wills and tactics that led to one of Rome's major military disasters.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : John Rhys-Davies Amnon Ben Tor Albert Jordan Dan Bahat
Genres : History Documentary
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : New Dominion Pictures
Summary Sweeping aside nearly 2,000 years of doubt and mystery, on-going excavations in Germany's Teutoberg Forest have revealed the location of one of the bloodiest battles of antiquity. In 9 AD, an arrogant Roman general, Publius Varus, anticipated that he would easily suppress several rebellious Germanic tribes, after which he could leisurely march his troops to their winter campsite. Unfortunately for Varus and three of Rome's crack legions, he walked into an elaborate and well-organized ambush. With innovative computer graphics we will reconstruct how the battle may have been fought. Through evidence unearthed at the excavations, interviews with specialists, etchings, original illustrated graphics, and text narrated from the Roman historians, this episode will reveal the test of wills and tactics that led to one of Rome's major military disasters.
Genres : History Documentary
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : New Dominion Pictures
