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Arminius (b. circa 18 BC, d. circa 21 AD,
assumed to be the Latinized form of Hermann)
was the chief of the Germanic Cherusci tribe
during the later stages of Augustus' reign.
Prior to the great revolt which pushed Rome
permanently out of the Germanic interior, and
after the conquests of Drusus and Tiberius,
Arminius served as a Roman auxiliary (c. 1 to
6 AD), apparently with much success. Some
have painted a picture of a young Germanic
warrior with the ultimate goal of freeing the
tribes by learning Roman military ways, but
his service and that of his fellow Cherusci
warriors, actually exemplifies the
completeness in which the Romans had spread
their influence throughout Germania (as well
as identifying the early stages of the
barbarization of the Roman Legions). Though
at this stage, Germania Magna was not an
official province, and was still unsettled
per Roman victory conditions, the slow
process of Romanization had begun in earnest.
Arminius, it seems, even earned Roman
citizenship as well as equestrian status,
perhaps in part, as a peace settlement.
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