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)