The Defeat of Varus and Octavian's Germanic Border Policy is a study of an epic event in Roman history that occurred in AD 9 when the Germanic tribes under Arminius spectacularly defeated the Roman army under the Quirite Varus. The authors, William Abbot Oldfather and Howard Vernon Canter, provide a detailed analysis of this important historical event and its impact on the politics of Octavian (later known as the Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus). The book immerses the reader in the complex relationship between the Roman Empire and the barbarian tribes, helping to better understand the political and cultural changes at the beginning of the empire. The Defeat of Varus and Octavian's German Border Policy is a must-read for anyone interested in Roman history and the study of ancient civilizations.