Germanicus Caesar
[ jer-man-i-kuh s ]
/ dʒərˈmæn ɪ kəs /
noun
15 b.c.–a.d. 19, Roman general.
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Germanicus Caesar
/ (dʒɜːˈmænɪkəs) /
noun
15 bc –19 ad, Roman general; nephew of the emperor Tiberius; waged decisive campaigns against the Germans (14–16)
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