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'The archetypal image of the Roman Empire is that of an edifice stretching from Britain in the north-west to Egypt in the south-east, bound by the African desert to the south, and the two main waterways of Europe – the Rhine and the Danube – to the north. At the beginning of the Empire this was, however, not the case. At the time of the beginning of the Christian era, Augustus had reigned as Emperor for over 30 years and was presiding over a consolidation of Roman borders, in effect defining the limits of the Empire. The first three decades of Augustus'reign saw peace and prosperity along both the Rhine and the Danube as Roman influence began to spread north and east, allowing the creation of a number of new provinces such as Noricum and Pannonia. However, the Balkans erupted in rebellion in AD 6 and the Emperor immediately sent an army under the command of his stepson Tiberius to put down the insurrection, but it took even this talented general almost three years before the provinces were brought back into some state of normalcy. Watching from Germany was a young auxiliary officer named Arminius (Hermann), a member of the Cheruscan tribe. As a youth he and his brother Flavius had

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Author

McNally, Michael; Dennis, Peter

Publisher

Osprey Publishing Ltd

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846035814

Category

history

Subjects

Reference, History, Humanities

Rating

4.05 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14