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Title: History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Duruy, Victor, 1811-1894
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Publisher: London, Paul
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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German Cavalry attacking the Romans.1 had crossed the river, defeated a force of Roman cavalry, and deprivedLollius of the eagle of the fifth legion. To this attack, as to aconcerted signal, responded a long war-cry from all the bank of theDanube, and the barbaric world seemed to rise in arms like oneman. Istria and Macedon were invaded, and the Roman vassal in 1 From tin- column of Antoninus. Biatory of Home MAP FOR THE WARS OF THE ROMANS IN GERMANY AND UPON THE MIDDLE DANUBE
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rf. \j V. t A p TnVn Mn Eiinkmftll itLonAcn. ORGANIZATION OF THE FRONTIERS. 107 Thrace, Rhcemetalces, called the legions to his aid against the Eessiand Sauromatae (17 and 16 B.C.)1 Augustus, although taken bysurprise, acted with resolution. He re-opened the temple of Janus,and dividing, as he had before done, the administration of the Empirewith his son-in-law Agrippa, who was at this time associated with himfor five years in the tribunitian power, he sent the latter into Syria,to keep watch that this tumult should not be echoed in the East,He himself, a few months later, went into Gaul (16 B.C.). Uponhis approach, the Sicambri retired into their forests after havinggiven hostages, and the imperial lieutenants in Germany, Pannonia,Noricum, and Thrace, everywhere resuming the offensive, subduedthe revolt, or drove back the invaders across the Rhine and Danube.The lieutenant in Germany, Domitius Ahenobarbus, outstripping theboldest of his predecessors, even carried his eagles across th

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