LSE875301 Germanicus after the Disaster of Varus (oil on canvas) by Royer, Lionel Noel (1852-1926); Musee de Tesse, Le Mans, France; (add.info.: Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC ??10 October AD 19), commonly known as Germanicus, was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. He was born in Rome, Italia, and was named either Nero Claudius Drusus after his father or Tiberius Claudius Nero after his uncle. Publius Quinctilius Varus (46 BC in Cremona, Roman Republic ??9 AD in Germania) was a Roman politician and general under Emperor Augustus, mainly remembered for having lost three Roman legions and his own life when attacked by Germanic leader Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.); Photo 穢 Leonard de Selva; French, out of copyright.