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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2678983, member: 80783&quot;]After I had to return my first Sestertius of Nero Claudius Drusus because it had turned out to be an old cast (nevertheless most beautiful at that) and was very saddened by the loss (the auction house would not resell it to me at a cheaper price), I believe I found a fitting replacement for the vacancy it left in my portrait gallery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]598430[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>NERO CLAVDIVS GERMANICVS IMP </p><p>Bare head of Nero Claudius Drusus left</p><p>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP S C</p><p>Claudius, bare-headed and togate, seated left on curule chair set on globe, holding laurel branch in outstretched right hand and a scroll in right; he places foot on cuirass, scattered at his feet and under chair are also various shields, spears and a helmet, while a sword rests upright against the globe</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 41-42 (minted by Claudius)</p><p>35 mm; 23,88 g; 6 h</p><p>RIC (Claudius) 93, BMC (Claudius) 157, Cohen 8, v. Kaenel type 57</p><p>ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus 270 (1969), lot 200</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]598431[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, the conqueror of Germania, was the favorite (adopted) son of Augustus and beloved by the people of Rome (in sharp contrast to his brother Tiberius).</p><p>His misfortunate fall from his horse on the return from the river Elbe, which his army had reached in the vicinity of modern Magdeburg in 9 b.C., was probably the most far-reaching riding accident in the history of mankind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had Drusus survived, he would have in all probability succeeded Augustus as Princeps) instead of the withdrawn and hated Tiberius) in 14 a.D.</p><p>With an energetic Emperor Drusus in Rome instead of a seclusive Tiberius in Capri, there would have been no room for the schemes of Sejanus and the eradication of most of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (including Drusus´ son, the Caesar Germanicus).</p><p>Drusus would undoubtedly have been succeeded by the equally able, energetic, and popular Germanicus. Then the Empire would have in all probability been inherited by Germanicus oldest son Nero Caesar (who would not have been a victim of Sejanus either), and neither Caligula nor Claudius or Nero would have become Emperors by default.</p><p>In fact, there is no reason to doubt that the Julio-Claudian Dynasty would have thrived, flourished and ruled for hundreds of years to come (Queen Elizabeth of England in fact is a direct blood relative of William the Conqueror who died in 1066 a.D). </p><p>With Drusus still a General in 9 ad, there would in all probability have been no inept Varus in command in Germania and probably no lost Battle in the Teutoburg Forrest.</p><p>In any case, both Drusus and Germanicus have shown in their respective actions that neither of them would ever (Teutoburg Forrest or not) have stopped short of bringing and holding Greater Germania under Roman control and settling the Elbe, which would have been as easy to control as the Rhine, as the north-eastern border of the Empire.</p><p>There would have been no need for a decision to stop the further extension of the Empire. </p><p>The Migration Period that eventually brought down the Western Empire would not have happened if Germania would have consisted of Roman provinces and it´s tribes would have been as romanized as the inhabitants of Gaul or Hispania. </p><p>After all, there would not be a compelling reason to believe why any other civilization would have replaced the Roman Empire with it´s superior administration, army, technology and culture since.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tell me what you think and do not hesitate to post your Drusus Maiors![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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