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Drusus

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[droo-suhs] / ˈdru səs /

noun

  1. Nero Claudius Germanicus, 38–9 b.c., Roman general.


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Drusus Tabor said looking at the archive was "a revelation, and a completely joyous one at that".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

Drusus the Elder expanded the Roman frontier into Germany.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Some think it depicts the Roman general Drusus the Elder.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

While some media outlets have identified Drusus the Elder as “Germanicus”, the honorary name was only given to him posthumously, and is also used to identify his son, Germanicus Julius Caesar.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The Emperor Augustus died, A. D. 14: Tiberius succeeded to the purple, and the command in Germany then devolved upon his nephew, Germanicus, the son of Drusus.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard