Germanicus and the Revolt of the Legions
Feb 21, 2005
Germanicus and the Revolt of the Legions
Almost immediately upon the death of Augustus, and his subsequent deification into the Roman Imperial cult, the legions in Pannonia and Germania began to revolt. The legions that guarded the Rhine and Danube rivers, by the far the largest concentration of military might in the western world, were unhappy with the terms and conditions of their service….
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