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Also Known As Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus • Germanicus Julius Caesar
Born May 24, 15 BCE or May 16, 15 BCE
Died October 10, 19 • Antioch • Turkey
Title / Office consul (18), Roman Empire • consul (12), Roman Empire
Notable Family Members spouse Vipsania Agrippina • father Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus • daughter Julia Agrippina • son Caligula • brother Claudius
Marble bust of Titus.
Titus
Roman emperor
Publius Quinctilius Varus
Roman general
Augustus
Augustus
Roman emperor
Diocletian
Diocletian
Roman emperor
Theodosius I
Theodosius I
Roman emperor
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
emperor of Rome
Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
Vespasian
Roman emperor
Trajan
Trajan
Roman emperor
Aurelian
Aurelian
Roman emperor
Gallienus, marble bust; in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Gallienus
Roman emperor
Ricimer
Roman general
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
Roman general and statesman
Roman Emperor Valens
Valens
Roman emperor
Sextus Julius Frontinus
Roman governor and author
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, marble bust by an unknown artist; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus
Roman commander [38 bc–9 bc]
Maximinus, plaster bust; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
Maximinus
emperor of Rome
Bust of Aulus Vitellius, marble; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Aulus Vitellius
Roman emperor
Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus, marble bust by an unknown artist; in the Vatican Museum.
Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus
Roman general
Magnentius
Magnentius
Roman emperor
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Roman general