The Cherusci were an ancient German tribe, whose territory probably was situated in that part of Germany lying between the Weser and the Elbe, and having the HarzMountains on the north and the Sudetic range on the south. This tribe was known to the Romans before 50 BC, and occasionally served in the Roman armies. But when Varus attempted to subject them to the Roman laws they formed a confederation with many smaller tribes, and having decoyed him into the forests, destroyed his whole army in a battle which lasted three days, and in which he himself was slain in 9 AD. Upon this the Cherusci became the chief object of the attacks of the Romans. Germanicus marched against them, but though successful in several campaigns did not obtain any permanent advantages. Subsequently the Cherusci were overcome by the Chatti, and latterly they were incorporated among the Franks. Research Cherusci
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