[1] Epithet, conferred for a victory over Germanics
Epithet, first conferred to Nero Claudius [II 24] Drusus posthumously by the Senate in 9 BC, for his victories over Germanic tribes; adopted by his successors G. [2], Caligula, Claudius, Nero. Vitellius gave the name to his son. From the time of Domitian, it was again granted by the Senate for victories over Germanic tribes, namel…
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Eck, Werner (Cologne),
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