Arminius: Hero of Germania, Traitor to Rome - BARBARIANS DOCUMENTARY 

Consider watching Barbarians today and tell all of your friends - getting more eyes on that excellent show is the best way to ensure that we are going to get more historical movies and tv series down the line!

“Blitzed through Germania in a lightning campaign.” Lets hope Germany won’t learn from that.

"Hey Arminius, tell us again stories about the Romans." "Ok. There's this famous Roman guy named Julius Caesar..." "Tell us more!" "Well, he was stabbed to death by other Romans for being too ambitious..."

Poor Augustus is still waiting for Varus to give back his legions 😢

Augustus: Don't expand the borders! Every emperor after his death: What?

Imagine smashing 3 legions and making the emperor himself bang his head against a wall......just to end up being killed by YOUR OWN PEOPLE.

"quintili vare legiones redde" or more famously known as "Varrus give me back my legions"

If Netflix sees this. Please make a season 2 with Germanicus coming back in 15AD, I would pay money to see it. - Everyone

I like how Romans speak Latin, that's pretty cool. It's a bit weird that Germanic tribes are speaking modern Hochdeutsch, but I will let that one slide since it's super cool nontheless.

Just finished Barbarians so this is perfect. The map showing the movement throughout the story is always the thing I'm missing in films or tv series.

'Varus, give me back my legions' Arminius: Understandable, Have a nice day

iam from kenya, greetings to all history lovers

It's sad to think that modern Germans are mostly unaware of Arminius' story due to textbooks omitting him because of his "association with militaristic nationalism". The 2,000th anniversary of his victory at the Teutoburg Forest was only lightly commemorated in Germany... It was a watershed moment for German history yet was only commemorated lightly. That's sad.

Segestes: Arminius is a traitor and he plans to kill you all! Arminius: ...........man you just pissed because I'm sleeping with your daughter. Varus and bois: LoL our boi Armini slaying. Arminius: you're damn right

Roman Soldier: "General, we are under attack!" Varus: "Aight, Imma head out."

Just a small note: Even though you corretly said that Germanicus recovered some of the roman eagles, in the video you showed all 3 standards. Just to make some clarification: Germanicus indeed recovered 2 eagles in years 15 and 16, but the last eagle was recovered by Publius Secundus is year 41, 22 years after Germanicus death.

Here a passage of Tacitus on the discovery of the battlefield by the legions of Germanicus, 5 years after Teutoburg. "Then the army advanced to the last limits of the Bructeri, and everything was ravaged between Ems and Lippe, not far from the forest of Teutoburg, where, it was said, lay without burial the remains of Varus and its legions. Caesar felt the desire to render the last honors to the chief and the soldiers; and all the warriors present were seized with a painful emotion as they thought of their loved ones, their friends, the chances of war and the fate of humans. Cécina is sent forward to probe the depths of the forest, and build bridges or causeways on swamps and deceptively solid grounds; then we enter these places full of sinister images and lugubrious memories. The first camp of Varus, with its vast enclosure, the dimensions of its place of arms, announced the work of three legions. Farther on, a half-ruined entrenchment, a shallow ditch, indicated the place where their feeble debris had gathered. In the middle of the plain, whitened bones; scattered or piled up, according to whether one had fled or fought, littered the earth jumbled up with the limbs of horses and broken weapons. Human heads hung from the trunks of trees; and in the neighboring woods one saw the barbarian altars where the tribunes and the principal centurions were immolated. A few soldiers who had escaped this carnage or who had since broken their chains, pointed to the place where the lieutenants perished, where the eagles were carried off. "Here Varus received a first wound; there his unhappy arm, turned against himself, delivered him from life." They said "on what tribunal Arminius harangued his army, how many gallows he raised, had pits dug for the prisoners; by what insults his pride outraged the Roman signs and eagles." Tacitus, Annals, LX-LXI.

I just watched Barbarians. It has a lot of details dramatized, but wow is the show so authentic and accurate in terms of Arms & Armor as well as the German and Latin. Of course they're speaking modern German but its still impressive. They speak classical Latin too! Can't wait for Season 2

Watched Barbarians all in one night. Was great, make sure you watch it in the original language with subtitles on. Really cool to see the romans speaking Latin and the Germanians speaking German.

Germanicus' story should be given at least a part in the end of the series.

20:31 An unimportant but, perhaps, mildly interesting coincidence: September 9th 9AD is 09/09/09.

*Germanicus exists* Arminius: *why do I hear boss music?*

I actually started watching Barbarians today, and all I have to say is WAOOOOO ! I've always been and always will be a history fanatic, so when show like this one comes out (and is as authentic and original) I can't help but get butterflies all inside me. Well done Netflix, keep it up PLEASEE ! And of course you guys Kings and Generals since day one 💯

Arminius was such a skilled impostor when he was accused he wasn't voted out because everybody believed his innocence.

Wow, the Barbarians second season is going to be amazing. Especially with his brother fighting for the Romans 🤣

Caesar: gets murdered by his fellows Arminius: First time?

What an amazing timing of this notification. I literally just started watching the first episode of this series.

I could sense Dovahhatty's rage just by looking at the thumbnail.

Provides a clear broad overview (unlike some other videos on this topic) that puts the battle in its historical context.

Before watching the video, I have to commend you for making one on Arminius. Not too many people know of him, sadly. From what I hear, the 2000th anniversary of his victory at Teutoburg forest was celebrated lightly. Kinda underwhelming considering that he was, I think, one of the main national figures during the German unification in the 19th century. So, I'm glad you covered him. Guy needs some love. :)

True Barbarians is decently historically accurate. Like its as accurate is a film can get without having the entire production from the director, to the cast, to the set designers and costume designers all being historians themselves. It’s definitely refreshing and a step in the right direction. I’m sure us huge fans of history can tell you, there is so much history out there that doesn’t need to be romanticized, dramatized too much, or over fantasized. There are plenty historical accounts that are deserving of well produced shows.

I just started watching Barbarians! I was planning on pacing myself and watching 1 episode a day, but after watching this, I might binge watch it all tonight xD

I find the History around the Battle of Teutoburg Forest one of Rome's History most passionate ones. A Barbaric Prince turned Roman citizen, that didn't forgot his roots; an apparatus of Roman administration to whom was given the command of a vast new province, acting foolishly due to their blinding pride; the absolute disaster where three full legions were obliterated, even after Germanic chieftans loyal to Rome had warn Varus of what was waiting them; the shock of Augustus himself when given the dark news ( _Quintili_ _Vare, _legiones_ _redde_ !); the loss of a province that forever divided the region - even after unified by Charlemagne centuries ahead; the brutal payback leaded by Germanicus, and the retrieval of the Legions' Eagles, safely guarded in the new temple of Mars Ultor in Rome... Trully a landmark in Human History.

Saw the Series and was really impressed.. Your work is a good complement to fully understand the context..

I've watched the series yesterday. Amazing video after that. And the fact that the Romans spoke Latin in the series is just amazing.

I think we need Germanicus docudrama after Barbarians.

Vercingetorix was marched to Rome to be killed. Arminius was marched from Rome to Germania to kill the Germanic culture. He closed the circle. Arminius, Avenger of Vercingetorix, hero and liberator of the Germanic tribes.

I love how you have used the actors faces in the artwork. I finished the show this week and I thought it was very good and I welcome more historical additions from Netflix

I have been binge watching Barbarians for the last 2 nights. Thoroughly engrossing and so well done. Thanks for this history overview. It is a German language production but the subtitles do not diminish this in any way.

Every single one of these videos always grabs my attention and I have to watch it multiple times to see all the animations and maps

Wait. Germanicus recovered two eagles, the third was recovered by Claudius

"I love Treason but hate a traitor" haha

Brilliant video! Getting sponsored by Netflix now....you guys have hit the big time! Proud to be a patron of you all!

Thank you. Fantastic channel, am happy to support this particular history channel

Perfect timing just finished the show on Netflix loved it

Just saw the whole series in one night, the following day i see “Arminius” in kings and generlas! Oh hell yeah what a coincidence 👌🏻 Cant wait for the next season now

Just found out Netflix's Barbarians came out. I'm so excited, been wanting a movie or series on this event for so long. Seen this and clicked instantly! Love this channel and glad yall did this, watching this before the Netflix series

Alway stunning and always get better and better, can’t wait for the next video 👍🏻

This was an awesome video, it’s great to see more youtubers making history documentaries

Teacher :- How do you manage to score 100/100 in Roman History ? Me :- I watch Kings and Generals

The series is awesome. I watched it in one day. Hope that a second season will appear. As always, your video turned out very well and is very informative. Many Thanks!

Great stuff. Love all of your videos. This one is excellent!

I hope there is a season 2, this show was so great.

Fantastic video as always, i hope we'll soon be able to see a video about that Great Illyrian Revolt, cause there isn't much about it to be found on youtube, although Suetonius calls it "the greatest threat since Hanibal".

After watching Barbarians, I was exactly looking for something like this. Thank you!

Great video as well. Proud of Netflix for actually releasing Barbarians, the show was done very well. Enjoyed it a lot watched the whole thing in one day.

Yey! I came here after watching Barbarians. Excellent show. It got me interested, and I immediately searched for its historical background.

There is a 30m statue of Arminius on top of a 380m hill close to the Teutoburg Forest.

Absolutly beautiful vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellent video full of fresh details that are not common knowledge. Thanks!

Roses are red, Italy has many regions, Quintilius Varus give me back my legions!

Do an episode on Rome's Dacian wars and Decebalus, the Dacian king hero. To this day, there are more statues of Dacian warriors in Rome than there are of any other foe to the empire, which shows how much respect the Romans paid to these people north of the Danube.

Love the channel and the content, your channel is clearly the best on RU-vid! 😍😍😍😍

Amazing animation! Thank you for the information!

I gulped down the series in an afternoon. When series 2?

The fact that they used german and latin just makes it more authentic 😁

Thank you for your incredible channel.

Too nice historic video with clear explaining of events and behind facts which producing these events

Ok, so I just got through two episodes of Barbarians and am now on the third. Watching it with subtitles and really liking it so far. For one thing, being half-italian it's really nice seeing romans as the ''bad guys'' for a change. I think the show does a really good job of showing the difficulties and the trauma a tribal society must have felt when coming up against the roman juggernaut. I also really like the character of Arminius, they do a good job of showing him as caught between two cultures. I thought the pacing was really good too, the way tensions slowly escalate between the two sides is well done. As a history student and dabbler in anthropology I particularly liked the fact they show the clash between the roman and the germanic concept of Law, since it would play such a large part in forming what would later become the european kingdoms and eventually nations. It hasn't got the same feel to it as the HBO series 'Rome', but in my opinion it doesn't need to. Rome was totally fixated on roman politics, life and culture. With Barbarians they focus a lot more on this violent clash between the roman world and the non-roman world and so far I think they do a good job of it, particularly since most of what we actually know about the Germans of the time is through roman and archeological sources. It also doesn't go full on into dick-swinging ubermensch Vikings mode, which is appreciated. Pretty good story too so far. 8+/10, would see a second season. Maybe one focusing on the changes that happened when the Germans got the upper hand and took over the Empire.

This. This right here is the quality shit I love you guys for. Seriously job well done. Glad to see Netflix putting out good ancient history stuff like Barbarians. A decent peace offering after the Cuties debacle.

Great video! I'm actually enjoying this Netflix show. I hope they keep producing historical shows. Cheers, from Brazil!

I wonder when you're gonna do a video on Hannibal and the 2nd Punic war. Thanks for making such great content, it has been wonderful watching this channel grow over the years. Truly one of my favorite history channels on youtube.

Cant deny this was one of the best planned and executed ambushes in history but I think the proceeding results of it were quite exaggerated. Arminius couldn't stop the Romans when they came back and the empire survive for centuries after. Totally ironic that Arminius went out like Caesar.

Finished Barbarians, bloody good show. Can't wait for season 2 when the Empire strikes back and looking forward to see Germanicus

This new tv series are breath taking , I love to see quality videos like this one !

Thanks for the video. Good work.

Everybody's gangsta until the forests starts talking.

Just finished watching Barbarians on Netflix, really cool show! Here's hoping for a season 2!

Great video Really like the new map!

Although I loved Barbarians in Netflix, your series and videos are way cooler K&G. Keep up the good work.

18:27 oh my god. Segestes looks exactly the same from the show

Arminius did more damage to the roman nation than most people understand, the province of magna germania was a vital buffer zone between the barbarians and the roman heartland in Gallia, having lost it and having set the border on the Rhine itself was the main reason of all the problems with barbarian raids in the centuries to come. That's why Augustus was so desperate he almost died of anxiety.

Very well done. You should consider doing a video on Germanicus at some point. He was a great general who is often overlooked by historians. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!

I love your style and map art fo this video.

"It was only four centuries later..." Back when Germany was ruled by Ents.

Vetera, the Roman main base of operations at the time, has actually been excavated and reconstructed in Northwest Germany, next to the small town of Xanten. It hosts a large museum absolutely worth the visit, if you ever are in the region by chance.

Informative as ever Devin! Notably, Armenius makes an appearance in total war arena, where he's really fast and fun!

Awesome ! TY! Very informative

I'm obsessed with Arminius. Im glad his victory lived on and his name is still rememberedi 1000s of years later. I wish we knew more about him, like his personality and his love interests and his childhood. It would be nice to hear more about him personally. Either way he loved his ppls and he was so brave. Too bad they turned against him. He fought so hard to gain the trust and love of his original ppls, just for them to assassinate him. : ( He was a true leader and could have possibly brought his ppls all together. But nah they were all too damn stubborn.

Arminius a badass like Spartacus that dare to punch an Empire

Excellent! Thanks guys!

Awesome episode! Hopefully you’ll do one about Theodoric the great and even Odoacer as they both pretty much ruled as Roman style leaders after the fall and maintained much of Roman culture. One arguably at his peak had the power of a Roman emperor.

Honestly, if I were someone who knew Arminius, I would always sleep with one eye open.

A shame that the battle did not get more attention. It lastes for days, with even more cunning tricks. I guess you guys dont want to spoil it for the netflix viewers

This channel just keeps Giving us quality content 🙌❤️

Excellent documentary as always just excellent!

Great video about German hero Arminius! Well done! Would be good to create a video about his great adversary, brilliant general Germanicus!

I wonder how different history would've been had Arminius not betrayed Rome. Or had Segestes been believed by Varus when the former denounced Arminius. Or if Varus had just been wise to the whole situation in Germania to begin with. I wonder what could've been. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

Excellent breakdown of Arminius’ magnum opus.

Barbarian was an amazing programme... enjoyed all episodes thoroughly...