Archaeology in Germany

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Finally : A bit off-topic but If Octavians Adopted Dad had lost 3 legions, would he have pulled out of the area, or would he have raised 10 more and gone and chopped the whole forest down if necessary to get the 'culprits' ?

I've just read Caesar's biography by Adrian Goldsworthy, and he argues that Caesar actually let the Germans off lightly, presumably because he realized he couldn't occupy the country like he did with Gaul. There are no major population centres to conquer and garrison, so it was hard to make a lasting impression. Augustus may have tried to remedy that by building cities in the area, but Caesar didn't have the resources to do that. At least, not until he became dictator, and then he had other problems to worry about. Teutoburger forest would also have made colonization impossible for some time, and probably destroyed the enthusiasm of potential Roman colonists for this venture as well.

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