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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

In Our Time

CHAPTER

The Impossible Job of Varys

Varys was not a particularly nice man, or particularly competent general. He had a reputation for smacking heads together pretty brutally. So I don't think there's much redemption for him as a misunderstood or tragic figure. Taking away the eight legions, there'd been eleven. And certainly when you see Germanicus being a little bit more successful with his rights, he just has more men. Yeah, so I think that produces about to end up with reserves. Anyone want tea or coffee? Tea? Coffee? I'm just going to have some more water, thank you. A cup of tea would be great.Tea, coffee, water, and melvin. I've got to be

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