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Arminius: The Teutoburg Ambush (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Sep 2026)
Today's historical events:
Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti.
A Byzantine army of 15,000 men under Belisarius lands at Caput Vada (modern Tunisia) and marches to Carthage.
William Rufus becomes King of England, taking the title William II, (reigned until 1100).
Yelü Dashi, the Liao dynasty…
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