I have been to the Tuetenburgwald and seen the Statue of Arminius. It is an amazing thing to climb to the top and look at the forest for miles around. A cold and gloomy place where many Roman soldiers lost their lives. And like so many heroes Arminius was betrayed by his own people. Great Story that would make one hell of a movie.
Until I read tacitus (iirc), I didn’t know that germanicus was right back at the sites of varus’ pitched defenses within a few years, defeated everyone who fought him, took back some legionary eagles, etc.
Interesting to wonder if Tiberius and his mother hadn’t been so paranoid, and had left germanicus where he was and not poisoned him, if it would have made a lasting impact on the history of the region during roman times.