Kalkriese is the place near Osnabrück, and which we or thought to have held the infamous Battle of Varus. In particular, the people of the Lipper room, w o the imposing statue of Hermann can be seen, understandably disagree. Since I own a few years in ( Lippe) Detmold have lived, my doubts about the correctness of the Osnabrück-arguments are not exactly small. Still, I've put up on Corpus Christi (the "North Rhine-Vandal-day" as he is called the Lower Saxony) with a good old fellow student to give Kalkriese a chance and visit. And I must say I have not looked back.
After we parked ourselves on a narrow, extremely muddy forest path, which immediately gave us the right feeling Varus, had labored to the museum, we reached the place of issue Kalkriese. The same was three "stations", namely the permanent exhibition, special exhibition with the tower and the "battle field". Between the exhibition buildings, there were several items that gave you the feeling of being on a folk festival. This impression was supported also by the large number of visitors. On the way to the "battlefield" where the Varus battle was reconstructed with a few hundred "Romans" and "Germans", was a historical market, where you could try including "real" Roman cuisine (if you have the courage for mustered).
Both shows are very lovely and original. They also provide a good Insight into the Roman and Germanic life, the circumstances of the battle and the Germanic culture and history. It became clear how closely the Roman Empire for several centuries with Germania Germania was though has never entirely conquered by the Romans. Arguably, that Germany would be without the Roman influence never become what it is today, a united nation.
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