German pressure on the Celts c. 50 BCE 12 BCE N. German
Campaign. 7 BCE Triumph in Rome. 4 CE return of Tiberius. 6 CE
Rebellion in Pannonia 7 CE Varus becomes governor. Drusus Maior
Tiberius Coin of Drusus the Elder commemorating victory in Germany
in 15 BCE 15 BCE from mint of Lyons On the reverse Tiberius and
Drusus hand Augustus symbols of victory (laurel branches) after
successful Alpine campaign of 16/15 BCE; toga-clad Augustus sits on
the sella curulis.Berlin, Pergamon Museum. Publius Quinctilius
Varus
Born 47/46 BCE 22-19 BCE with Augustus in the East. 13 BCE Consul
with Tiberius 8 BCEgovernor of Africa 7-4 BCE Legate in Syria,
Crushes Jewish rebellion. Romans plunder the Temple, Jewish rebels
crucified. 7 CElegate for Gaul, with Rhine command. Provincial
Issue Coin of Achulla (Africa) with portrait of Varus. Cherusci:
the tribe of Arminius Finding the Site of the Varus Ambush: 700
proposals since 1505. The Kalkreiser-Nieweder Depression
Hoard of 162 denarii found atLutterkrug in 1987. Kalkriese site
Modern reconstruction of the site Cavalry mans mask from the site
Human remains from the site To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, of the
Lemonian district, fromBologna, first centurion of the eighteenth
legion. 53 years old.He fell in the Varian War. His bones may be
interred here. Publius Caelius, son of Titus,of the Lemonian
district, his brother, erected [this monument]. (Tombstone from
Castra Vetera, now in Bonn)