Germanicus
Politician
-0014 – 0019
Who was Germanicus?
Germanicus Julius Caesar, commonly known as Germanicus, was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. He was born in Rome, Italia, and was named either Nero Claudius Drusus after his father or Tiberius Claudius Nero after his uncle. He received the agnomen Germanicus in 9 BC, when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honour of his victories in Germania.
His own campaigns in Germania made him famous after avenging the defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest and retrieving the legion's eagles lost during the battle. Germanicus was the grandson-in-law and great-nephew of the Emperor Augustus, nephew and adoptive son of the Emperor Tiberius, father of the Emperor Caligula, brother of the Emperor Claudius, and the maternal grandfather of the Emperor Nero.
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- Born
- May 24, -0014
Rome - Also known as
- Germanicus Julius Caesar Claudianus
- Nero Claudius Drusus
- Tiberius Claudius Nero
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- Died
- Oct 10, 0019
Antioch - Resting place
- Mausoleum of Augustus
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on July 23, 2013
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