Germanicus

Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns against Arminius in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the patrician gens Claudia. The agnomen Germanicus was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honor of his victories in Germania. In AD 4 he was adopted by his paternal uncle Tiberius, himself the stepson and heir of Germanicus' great-uncle Augustus; ten years later, Tiberius succeeded Au

Member of Julio-Claudian dynasty (c. 14 BC–AD 33)

16 AD battle between Roman legions and Germanic peoples

asteroid

triumphal arch

Illuminated copy of an astronomical treatise by Germanicus based on the Phaenomena of Aratus

16 AD battle between the Roman general Germanicus and an alliance of Germanic tribes commanded by Arminius

In Germanic paganism, Tamfana is a goddess. The destruction of a temple dedicated to the goddess is recorded by Roman senator Tacitus to have occurred during a massacre of the Germanic Marsi by forces led by Roman general Germanicus. Scholars have analyzed the name of the goddess (without reaching consensus) and have advanced theories regarding her role in Germanic paganism.

Roman inscription written in 19/20 AD