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Adopted by his uncle Tiberius, to make him first heir to the throne. | |
Married Agrippina the Elder, who bore him nine children. | |
Served with distinction in Pannonia and Dalmatia. | |
As commander in Germany, put down a mutiny of the legions on death of Augustus. | |
Defeated German leader Arminius; avenged death of Varus. | |
Led armies against Cappadocia and Commagene. | |
Poisoned by Piso, governor of Syria. |
Beyond the Rhine in | Helmet and Spear by Alfred J. Church |
Death and Burial of Germanicus in | Pictures from Roman Life and Story by Alfred J. Church |
Varus Avenged in | The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber |
Herman, the Hero of Germany in | The History of Germany by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall |
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![]() Statue of Germanicus in Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Rome |
![]() Triumph of Germanicus in The Story of the Romans |
![]() Segestes Surrendering his Daughter to Germanicus in Greatest Nations - Germany |
![]() The Retreat of the Troops of Germanicus in Greatest Nations - Germany |
![]() Thusnelda in the Germanicus Triumph in Historical Tales: German |
Second emperor. Stepson of Augustus. Retired to Capri. | |
Jacob Arminius | Dutch Reformed theologian who opposed strict Calvinist doctrines and began and early split within the Dutch Reformed Church. |
Agrippina the Elder | Granddaughter of Augustus Caesar; accused Tiberius of killing her husband Germanicus. |
Piso | Governor of Syria who is thought to have poisoned Germanicus. |