The famous battle of the Teutoburg Forest, in which Germanic warriors halted the northward advance of the Roman Empire in AD 9, is the focus of "The Barbarians."
Cast: Laurence Rupp, Jeanne Goursaud, David Schütter, Bernhard Schütz, Gaetano Aronica, Jeremy Miliker, Bence Ferenczi, Tibor Milos Krisko, Eva Verena Müller, Nikolai Kinski, Matthias Weidenhöfer, Sergej Onopko, Nicki von Tempelhoff, Florian Schmidtke, Denis Schmidt, Mathis Landwehr, Marlon Boess, László Demény, Ronald Zehrfeld, Valerio Morigi, Sinha Melina Gierke, Urs Rechn, Finn Reiter
The tribes prepare to attack the Roman camp before ships with reinforcements arrive. Segestes approaches Tiberius with a treacherous proposal.
Marbod confronts Tiberius and demands justice. Thusnelda and Folkwin set out on a mission. Gaius hides out in the forest and makes a shocking discovery.
Tiberius requires a test of Marbod's loyalty. Flavus proposes an offer to Germanicus. The tribal chiefs gather to name Marbod king but tragedy strikes.
Germanicus accuses Flavus of being a traitor. Ari brings Gaius to the village and then seeks revenge against Marbod. Thusnelda is angry at Ari for lying.
A friend comes to Thusnelda’s aid when she infiltrates the Roman camp. Without Ari knowing, Marbod meets with Tiberius in a bid to secure peace.
Ari suspects the Romans of rebuilding their forces, so he seeks the help of an eastern tribal chief, Marbod. Ari’s brother, Flavus, arrives in Germania.