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Drusus' Germanic Campaign
The Germanic campaigns of Drusus were a series of Roman military operations carried out between 12 and 8BC against Germanic tribes located east of the Rhine River. These campaigns were led by Nero Claudius Drusus (born in 38BC), the stepson of Emperor Augustus. Drusus commanded the Roman forces until his death in the fall of 9BC, possibly from a List of horse accidents, fall from his horse. The campaigns began in the late summer of 12BC, with initial military actions in the Lippe (river), Lippe region and along the North Sea coast. They concluded in 8BC, after many Germanic tribes between the Rhine and the Elbe had been subdued (largely under the command of Drusus’ brother, Tiberius, Tiberius Claudius Nero). The high point of these campaigns came in 9BC, when Drusus reached the Elbe River. These operations marked the beginning of the Roman campaigns in Germania (12 BC – AD 16), Augustan Germanic Wars, which continued for a total of 28 years. Prelude Background In 27BC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drusus The Elder, Bronze Bust, MANN
Drusus may refer to: * Gaius Livius Drusus (jurist), son of the Roman consul of 147 BC * Marcus Livius Drusus (consul) (155–108 BC), opponent of populist reformer Gaius Gracchus * Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) (died 91 BC), whose assassination led to the Social War (91–87 BC) * Nero Claudius Drusus ("Drusus I", 38–9 BC), brother of Roman emperor Tiberius. * Drusus Julius Caesar ("Drusus II", 14 BC–AD 23), son of Roman emperor Tiberius * Drusus Julius Caesar ("Drusus III", AD 8–33), son of Germanicus, adoptive grandson of Tiberius * Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; ; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus and Ant ..., born Tiberius Claudius Drusus (10 BC–AD 54), Roman emperor from 41 to 54 * Tiberius Claudius Drusus (circa AD 10–20), son of emperor Claudius See also * * Livii Drusi { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
