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Drusus
[droo-suhs]
noun
Nero Claudius Germanicus, 38–9 b.c., Roman general.
Example Sentences
Drusus Tabor said looking at the archive was "a revelation, and a completely joyous one at that".
Some think it depicts the Roman general Drusus the Elder.
Drusus the Elder expanded the Roman frontier into Germany.
Drusus the Elder was related to five Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty: a stepson of Augustus, the brother of Tiberius, the father of Claudius, the paternal grandfather of Caligula, and the maternal great-grandfather of Nero.
While some media outlets have identified Drusus the Elder as “Germanicus”, the honorary name was only given to him posthumously, and is also used to identify his son, Germanicus Julius Caesar.
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