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Individual:
Germanicus Caesar
(jrmn´ks) (KEY) , 15 B.C.–A.D. 19, Roman general, son of Drusus Senior. He was adopted (A.D. 4) by his uncle Emperor Tiberius. Germanicus fought(A.D. 8) in Pannonia and Dalmatia and in A.D. 14, when he was commanderin Germany, put down the mutiny of the Roman legions after the death ofAugustus. He took advantage (A.D. 15) of an opportunity to attackArminius, and though not at first successful he eventually defeated theGerman leader. In A.D. 16 he attacked and defeated the Germans at theWeser River. Tiberius recalled Germanicus and sent him to the East, wherehe reduced (A.D. 18) Cappadocia and Commagene to the status of provinces.After a visit to Egypt, Germanicus died suddenly, supposedly of poison atthe hand of Cneius Calpurnius Piso, governor of Syria. Germanicus was thebrother of the Emperor Claudius I and the father of the Emperor Caligulaand Agrippina II by his wife Agrippina I.
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