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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2159324, member: 72818&quot;]I tend to agree....Blaming Varus for trusting Arminius and his men (and scouts) who were well-known friends and allies of Rome and are stated to have been an Auxiliary unit operating with the Legions for years would be sort of like blaming Washington for the treachery of Benedict Arnold. It&#039;s always so easy to assess the &#039;blunders&#039; of others in 20-20 hindsight...especially as the &#039;fog of war&#039; dissipates...</p><p><br /></p><p>A fascinating and incredibly readable treatment of this Roman disaster is in a book of Adrian Murdoch, entitled &quot;Rome&#039;s Greatest Defeat&quot;---- the encounter across both sides of the Rhine river of Arminius and his brother still in the service of Rome is utterly fascinating.....and I leave that title assessment (Greatest Defeat) to others since Hannibal certainly had Rome on its knees for many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a Greek-Roman standpoint, I list the following as the Greatest Generals: Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Caesar---although Scipio Africanus would doubtless disagree LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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