The Marsi were a small Germanic tribe settled between the Rhine, Rur and Lippe rivers in northwest Germany. Tacitus mentions them repeatedly, in particular in the context of the wars of Germanicus. They had been part of the tribal coalition of the Cheruscian war leader Arminius that in 9 AD annihilated three Roman legions under Varus in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.

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  • The Marsi were a small Germanic tribe settled between the Rhine, Rur and Lippe rivers in northwest Germany. Tacitus mentions them repeatedly, in particular in the context of the wars of Germanicus. They had been part of the tribal coalition of the Cheruscian war leader Arminius that in 9 AD annihilated three Roman legions under Varus in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Germanicus, seeking revenge for this defeat, invaded the lands of the Marsi in 14 AD with 12,000 legionnaires, 26 cohorts of auxiliaries and eight cavalry squadrons. Celebrating the feast of their goddess Tanfana, the Marsi were too drunk to respond effectively to the Roman surprise attack and were massacred. According to Tacitus, an area of 50 Roman miles was laid to waste with fire and sword: "No sex, no age found pity. " Enraged by this and other similar bloodbaths (e.g. , in the spring of 15 among the Chatti), the frequently quarrelling tribes united once again to fend back the Roman invaders. After two more years of warfare, Rome finally abandoned its efforts to push its boundaries eastward to the Weser river and retreated permanently behind the Rhine. Several town names today remain as reminders of the ancient Marsi -- e.g. , Marsberg and Obermarsberg in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia and Volkmarsen in northern Hesse.
  • Els marsignes (marsigni) foren una tribu germànica esmentada per Tàcit que vivia al nord de Bohèmia a l'Alt Elba. En llengua i costums eren propers als sueus.
  • Les Marses ont été une petite tribu germanique occidentale présente, entre le II siècle av. J. -C. et le I siècle, entre le fleuve Rhin, la rivière Roer et la rivière Lippe, dans l'actuelle Allemagne nord-occidentale.
  • I Marsi furono una piccola tribù germanica occidentale stanziata, tra I secolo a.C. e I secolo d.C. , tra i fiumi Reno, Roer e Lippe, nell'attuale Germania nord-occidentale.
  • Marserne var en liten germansk stamme som ikke må forveksles med marserne i Italia. De germanske marserne bodde i et område mellom elvene Rhinen, Ruhr og Lippe i den vestlige delen av dagens Tyskland.
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  • The Marsi were a small Germanic tribe settled between the Rhine, Rur and Lippe rivers in northwest Germany. Tacitus mentions them repeatedly, in particular in the context of the wars of Germanicus. They had been part of the tribal coalition of the Cheruscian war leader Arminius that in 9 AD annihilated three Roman legions under Varus in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.
  • Els marsignes (marsigni) foren una tribu germànica esmentada per Tàcit que vivia al nord de Bohèmia a l'Alt Elba. En llengua i costums eren propers als sueus.
  • Les Marses ont été une petite tribu germanique occidentale présente, entre le II siècle av. J. -C. et le I siècle, entre le fleuve Rhin, la rivière Roer et la rivière Lippe, dans l'actuelle Allemagne nord-occidentale.
  • I Marsi furono una piccola tribù germanica occidentale stanziata, tra I secolo a.C. e I secolo d.C. , tra i fiumi Reno, Roer e Lippe, nell'attuale Germania nord-occidentale.
  • Marserne var en liten germansk stamme som ikke må forveksles med marserne i Italia. De germanske marserne bodde i et område mellom elvene Rhinen, Ruhr og Lippe i den vestlige delen av dagens Tyskland.
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  • Marsi (Germanic)
  • Marsignes
  • Marses (Germains)
  • Marsi (Germani)
  • Marserne (Tyskland)
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