His death slowed the northward expansion of the Roman empire, and foreshadowed the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. His Germanic campaigns were cut short in the summer of 9 BC by his death after a riding accident.ĭrusus was a very able commander. The following year, while serving as consul, he conquered the Mattiaci and defeated the Marcomanni and the Cherusci, the latter near the Elbe. In 10 BC, he launched a campaign against the Chatti and the resurgent Sicambri, subjugating both.

In 11 BC, he conquered the Usipetes and the Marsi, extending Roman control to the Upper Weser. Later that year he led a naval expedition against Germanic tribes along the North Sea coast, conquering the Batavi and the Frisii, and defeating the Chauci near the mouth of the Weser. In 12 BC, he led a successful campaign into Germania, subjugating the Sicambri. Bronze bust of Nero Claudius Drusus in the National Archaeological Museum, Naplesĭrusus launched the first major Roman campaigns across the Rhine and began the conquest of Germania, becoming the first Roman general to reach the Weser and Elbe rivers.

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