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| Re-creation of battle line protective fence |
Continuing further north and following our Roman history interests, we visited the battleground where early Germanic tribes soundly defeated a Roman Legion, in what is known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
We found that the battles here were much like South Carolina's swamp fox in the Revolutionary war. The tribes knew the swamps and forest and were able to set up an ambush. No huge armies facing each other. The tribes were on the high ground and in the swamps and the Romans were caught between them. They picked them off from behind their natural geographically superior positions.
This is also a combination of outdoor living history museum, allowing us to walk the field of battle along with a small indoor museum.
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| Relief of high grounds and swampy areas where the Roman Soldiers were attacked and routed. |
The indoor museum happened to also be having an Egyptian mummy exhibit that was incredible! Unfortunately, no photos allowed.
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