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Rivalry between him and Arminius , the Cheruscan leader who inflicted the devastating defeat at the Battle Of The Teutoburg Forest on the Romans in 9 A.D., prevented a concerted attack on Roman territory across the Rhine in the north (by Arminius) and in the Danube basin in the south (by Marbod). In 17 A.D., after Arminius had successfully compelled the Romans to abandon their efforts at conquering northern Germany, war broke out between Arminius and Marbod, and Marbod withdraw into Bohemia.