Rhine-Danube Frontier Is Established
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Barbarians, Nomads, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: German History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Balkans, Bulgaria, Pannonia, Croatia, Dalmatia
- Date: 15 15
Article abstract: The Rhine-Danube frontier was established, fixing boundaries between the Roman Empire and European tribes to the north.
Summary of Event
The Rhine-Danube frontier was mostly established between 15 b.c.e. and 15 c.e. through the determination of Augustus (earlier known as Octavian) to limit the boundaries of the immense empire of which he was the first emperor (princeps).
Julius Caesar had conquered Gaul between 58 and 50 b.c.e., thereby extending Roman rule to the Rhine. In the course of his campaigns against the Celts and...
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