A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . lower Rhine, and theSugambri quickly retired across the stream. Drusus first pursued theminto their country on the lower Lippe, then led his fleet and the army ofthe Rhine from the islands of the Batavians to the ]Sorth Sea, took theisland of Borkum, and afterward on the Ems overcame the Bructeri. Forthe examination of the North German coasts, at that time covered withmajestic primeval forests, he then led his squadron east to the mouth ofthe Weser, when the Chauci also became clients of the Romans. In the
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . lower Rhine, and theSugambri quickly retired across the stream. Drusus first pursued theminto their country on the lower Lippe, then led his fleet and the army ofthe Rhine from the islands of the Batavians to the ]Sorth Sea, took theisland of Borkum, and afterward on the Ems overcame the Bructeri. Forthe examination of the North German coasts, at that time covered withmajestic primeval forests, he then led his squadron east to the mouth ofthe Weser, when the Chauci also became clients of the Romans. In thespring of 11 he directed the campaign against the Sugambri, with 60 THE PRINCIPATE OB AUGUSTUS. whom the Cherusci had united. While the army of the Sugambri enteredthe land of the Chatti, whom Roman diplomacy had estranged from them,Drusus crossed the Rhine at Vetera, crossed the Lippe, and with the hardand constant labor of his engineering force pressed through the country ofthe Sugambri, entered the territory of the Cherusci, and at last reached the Weser, east of Paderborn. a. 1 % ^JJ^igrr: On the retreat, he was suddenlyattacked by powerful masses ofGerman warriors, but succeededin defeating them at Arbalo. Hebuilt near the sources of the Lippe astrong fortress, called Aliso (prob-ably Elsen), about ninety-threemiles from the Rhine, afterwardconnected with Vetera by a mili-tary road. The next campaign was to bea great reconnaissance in forcethrough the interior of Germanyto discover the Elbe. Prepara-tions both diplomatic and militarywere thoroughly made during theyear 11 In preparing forthis Drusus enlarged the bridgecastle at Mayence into a fortress,Castellum Mattiacum (Castel), andto strengthen his basis for thegreat advance into the interior ofGermany, he built on a heightof the Taunus the strong fortressof Arctaunum (Saalburg) (). This was opposed by theChatti, who under the influenceof the Sugambri had fallen awayfrom the Romans. Early in 9 Drusus
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