# Campaigns of Drusus (-12)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/-12-campaigns-of-drusus
Location: Between Rhine and Elbe
Categories: main-event

From 12 to 9 BCE Augustus' stepson Drusus led Roman armies deep into Germania, reaching the Elbe. Rome established bases along the Rhine and Lippe, the origins of cities such as Mainz, Xanten and Bonn. Drusus died after a fall from his horse in 9 BCE, and Tiberius continued the campaigns.

## Why it matters
Rome came close to turning Germania into a province between the Rhine and the Elbe.

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Nero Claudius Drusus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_Claudius_Drusus)
- [Wikipedia – Roman campaigns in Germania (12 BC – AD 16)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_campaigns_in_Germania_(12_BC_%E2%80%93_AD_16))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Nero Claudius Drusus](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Claudius-Drusus-Germanicus)