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Identifier: libraryofhistori01weit (find matches)
Title: The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962, ed Lamberton, John Porter, 1839-1917, ed Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908, ed
Subjects: Biography History
Publisher: Philadelphia : Finley
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ustus was firmly established in power as thefirst Emperor of Rome, he directed his armies to the subjuga-tion of various tribes on the borders of the empire. Themost important of the Roman wars of this period was thatagainst the Gennans. It consisted of a continuous series ofattacks from 12 B.C. TO 5 a.d., first by Drusus, and after hisdeath in 9 B.C., by Tiberius, both of whom were step-sons ofAugustus. Vast armies penetrated into the interior of Ger-many ; fleets coasted along the northern shore and sailed upthe great rivers to cooperate with the land forces. The north-ern districts between the rivers Rhine and Elbe werebrought into seeming and sullen subjection to the Romans.To aid in the maintenance of that domination, the childrenof the chiefs of the tribes were taken as hostages and givenan education, generally at Rome. Hermann was the son of Sigimer, the chief of the Cherusci,and was born b. c. i 6. But in early boyhood, with his brother,76 C3vfl(^i^*T i!3- a> Wm. FinleyXCo.
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HERMANN. HERMANN, THE HERO OF GERMANY, 77 lie was taken to Rome, named Arminius, educated in thebest Roman method, made a Roman citizen and a knightand admitted into the Roman army. Through this train-ing he quickly perceived the hopelessness of pitting undis-ciplined barbarians in open field fight against Roman co-horts. While Roman honors and refinements denationalizedhis brother, who had received the Roman name of Flavius,Hermann remained incorruptible. At this time Rome had as many as fifty fortified positionsalong the Rhine, many of them the sites of the present greatGerman cities; among others Bonn, Mayence, etc. The Ro-man fleets often sailed into the mouths of the Rhine, Ems,Weser and Elbe. These fleets sailed from the harbors of con-quered Gaul. Quintilius Varus, who had previously been governor ofSyria, was commissioned as the viceroy of Northwest Ger-many. Accustomed to rule over submissive vassals, he tyran-nized with the greatest rapacity and licentiousness. In thishe was

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