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• What is the meaning of the name of the frontend VARUS
  In A.D. 9, a certain Arminius, the prince of the Cherusci, handed the Romans their most serious military defeat since the battle of Cannae. Roman legions under the command of P. Quinctilius Varus were ambushed somewhere in the Teutoburger Forest, which was a major setback for Rome's plans to expand into Germany. You can visit the monument of Hermann der Cherusker nearby Detmold.