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Thusnelda a letter from Ventidius, in which he promises the Empress Livia a lock of Thusnelda's blond hair. The Romans wander through the Teutoburg Forest and are abandoned by their Germanic allies. Thusnelda gets revenge on Ventidius by luring him into the enclosure of a bear that then kills him. In the battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the Roman legions of Varus are defeated and their commander killed.
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Thusnelda is courted by the Roman legate Ventidius, who secretly cuts off a lock of her blond hair. When Ventidius brings about an ultimate offer of help to the Romans, Hermann eventually accepts. At the same time, however, this is in conjunction with Marbod, whom he informed about the
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in 1875, did the piece gain popularity with the audience. The
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Marbod is reluctant to ally with the
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approaches with three legions from the West and offers his help against Marbod, but he has secretly offered to support Marbod against
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Last with the Berlin performance in 1912, for the centennial anniversary of the liberation wars, attended the premiere of the imperial family, which was
Hermann battle as a patriotic drama. In the First World War, shows were interrupted by the latest news from the Western Front. For the period of
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duplicity of Varus together against him and offers him to join the battle. The Romans marched into the land of one
Cherusci village and destroy it. Hermann uses the behavior of the Romans to stir up hatred among the people against them. He encounters Varus in Teutoburg, who can be fooled by him.
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