Mutinies broke out on the Danube and German frontiers where Germanicus served as governor. The stability of the Roman Empire was tested by the first transition of imperial power. Postumus Aggripa, who was the heir of the principate along with Tiberius, had, meanwhile, fallen out of favor and was banished.Ĭristiano64 (CC BY-SA) MUTINy of the rhine legionsĪugustus died in 14 CE, followed shortly by Postumus Agrippa. Germanicus joined Tiberius in Germany in 11 CE and left to spend the year 12 CE in Rome as consul, strengthening his own position as second in line for the principate. Tiberius was then transferred to the Rhine frontier in response to the disaster that befell Publius Quinctilius Varus when his three legions were trapped and massacred at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest by an alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius. Germanicus held subordinate commands on the Danube frontier under Tiberius from 7-9 CE. Apart from traveling with Germanicus and Agripinna, the children were put on display with both Augustus and Germanicus whenever opportunity allowed.
His children also became an important public relations resource for the imperial family. In his military duties, his wife Agrippina, the daughter of a great general, was always by his side. He then proceeded directly to the consulship in 12 CE. He was allowed to stand for the quaestorship in 7 CE at the age of 20, four years earlier than the allowed minimum age for the position under the Empire. Germanicus spent the year 12 CE in Rome as consul, strengthening his own position as second in line for the principate.Īs a young man of the imperial family, Germanicus' career in Rome's military and political arenas progressed quickly. The name Germanicus was given to him when it was awarded to his father posthumously in honor of his victories in Germania. Germanicus Julius Caesar was born in 15 BCE to Nero Claudius Drusus (Drusus the Elder), the son of Augustus' wife, Livia, from her first marriage, and Antonia Minor, daughter of Augustus' sister, Octavia, from her marriage with Mark Antony. Nevertheless, due to his popularity and military career, the next two emperors, Caligula and Claudius, neither of whom had any military credentials of their own, constantly evoked his name and their relationship with him as their surrogate with the army. His death set into motion some nasty politics which saw the exile of his wife and their oldest son, as well as the death of their second son. Along with their children, they became the most popular family in Rome. His marriage to Agrippina the Elder ( Augustus' granddaughter) tied the Julian and Claudian branches of the imperial family. His position in the Roman Empire was a unique and important one. Germanicus (15 BCE - 19 CE) was a commander in the Roman Empire with a glowing reputation in his time under the rule of the Emperor Tiberius.
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