. e ocean, and from thenceto the mouth of the Aniisia (Ems), where helanded his forces. After crossing the Ems andthe Weser, he fought two battles with both of which the Germans were completelydefea-ted. The complete success of this yearwas marred by the destruction of a greatpart of his fleet with part of his legions in theNorth Sea ; but as a result of the campaign theGermans could no longer offer him any effectualresistance, and Germanicus considered that heneeded only another year to reduce completelythe whole country
. e ocean, and from thenceto the mouth of the Aniisia (Ems), where helanded his forces. After crossing the Ems andthe Weser, he fought two battles with both of which the Germans were completelydefea-ted. The complete success of this yearwas marred by the destruction of a greatpart of his fleet with part of his legions in theNorth Sea ; but as a result of the campaign theGermans could no longer offer him any effectualresistance, and Germanicus considered that heneeded only another year to reduce completelythe whole country between the Rhine and theElbe. Tiberius, however, thought has been said that he was jealous of thesuccess of Germanicus: it is more likely thathe began to consider the subjugation andreteution of the country between the Rhineand the Elbe too great and hazardous a task, ortoo heavy a tax on his resources. Howeverthat may be. upon pretence of the dangerousstat • of affairs in the East, the emperor recalledGermanicus to Rome, which he entered in. Coin ot Germanicus. commemorating conquest otGermany, Germanicus in triumphal chariot. GERIIANICVSCAESAB : rev., Gerniauiiu?. right hand rai-ed andhul lim; standard in left. SIGNIS liECE [ptto] DEVICTISGERM. S. 0. triumph on the 26th of May, 17. (Tac. 6-41 : Sfcrab. p. 291). In the same year allthe Eastern provinces were assigned to Ger-manicus ; but Tiberius placed Cn. Piso incommand of Syria, with secret instructions tocheck and thwart Germanicus. Piso soonshowed his hostility to Germanicus. and hiswife Plancina, in like manner, did every thingin her power to annoy Agrippina, the wife ofGermanicus. In lb, Germanicus proceeded toArmenia, where he placed Zeno iwho as kingassumed the name of Artaxiasi on the throne,and in the following year (19) he visited Egypt,and on his return he was seized with a danger-ous illness, of which he died. He believedthat he had been poisoned by Piso, and shortlybefore he
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