CLAS 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Agri Decumates, German Coast, Germanicus
13 Feb 2018
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Con ict on the rhineland fron(cid:2210)er (cid:402) germanys in roman empire. Not part of empire; region inhabited by germanic tribes outside of fron(cid:2210)er. No sense of poli(cid:2210)cal unity or alliance among germanic people. People did not refer to themselves as germani but rather their local tribes. First century of the principate: intermi(cid:130)ent intensive gh(cid:2210)ng by rome. Rhine river a fron(cid:2210)er of roman power a(cid:91)er the gallic wars. Problema(cid:2210)c: rome now responsible for stopping east-west migra(cid:2210)ons. Immense e orts made under augustus (cid:336)(cid:400)7 bce- 9ce(cid:337) to extend control wastwards as far as the elbe. Many romans assumed those of gaul and germania to be the same. (cid:400)(cid:403)-(cid:400)6 ce: germanicus avenges varus, establishes roman rule east of the rhine. (cid:400)7 ce: opposi(cid:2210)on of arminius persuades tiberius to retreat to the rhine. Narrow strip along rhine divided between upper and lower, defended by 8 legions. Single largest concentra(cid:2210)on of roman troops in empire.
