Original sentence: Their prime aim was to re-establish fear of Roman military might that had been lost due to the imcompetence of Varus
Edited sentence: After the Marian reforms German tribesmen were beated by the legions with almost monotonous regularity.And at any rate, by the time of the Principate the Romans already believed they had conquered the best parts of the world, and further conquest was unlikely to have been profitable.Arminius' role in history has been greatly exaggerated by some.Augustus could rely upon a plentiful supply of family members to wage his wars; Tiberius, who himself campaigned successfuly against Germanic tribes, is a good example.He was ultimately unsuccessful in creating a united German front against the Empire, and was heavily defeated by Iulius Caesarius Claudianus Germanicus in subsequent Roman punitive operations.It is likely that the real total was far lower, due to campaign attrition and disease, and it is possible that Romans were outnumbered.It is unwise to regard Arminius as the sole reason for Rome's change of policy towards Germania.Politics also played a factor; the Emperors could rarely entrust a large army to a potential rival.The resources for the conquest of Germany may have been lacking after the great Roman civil wars in the Late Republic and loss of three legions in the Teutoberg Forest, but they were not however lacking later on.Their prime aim was to re-establish fear of Roman military might that had been lost due to the incompetence of Varus.This total refers to the theoretical strength of three legions and the attached auxiliary cohorts