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The Wife of Arminius Brought Captive to Germanicus by Benjamin West, 1773 Thusnelda at the Triumph of Germanicus, by Karl von Piloty, 1873 Hermann and Thusnelda (Tischbein, 1822) Thusnelda (/ ð ʌ s ˈ n ɛ l d ə /; c. 10 BC – after AD 17) was a Germanic Cheruscan noblewoman who was captured by the Roman general Germanicus during his ...
[5] [6] Munatia Plancina was supposed to have been in contact with a Syrian called Martina who prepared the poison to be used to kill Germanicus. [7] As Germanicus was dying (10 October 19 AD) he was said to have suspected Piso and his wife of having him poisoned. [8] [9] The death of Germanicus supposedly gave Munatia Plancina a lot of pleasure.
Germanicus sent Piso a letter formally renouncing their friendship (amicitia). Germanicus died soon after on 10 October of that year. [67] His death aroused much speculation, with several sources blaming Piso, acting under orders from Emperor Tiberius. This was never proven, and Piso killed himself while facing trial. [71]
Arminius (/ ɑːr ˈ m ɪ n i ə s /; 18/17 BC–AD 21) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, in which three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed.
Thusnelda at the Triumph of Germanicus, by Karl von Piloty, 1873.The infant Thumelicus is depicted standing next to his mother. Thumelicus (born AD 15; died before AD 47, probably in 30 or 31 [citation needed]) was the only son of the Cherusci leader Arminius and his wife Thusnelda, daughter of the pro-Roman tribal leader Segestes.
Rome, AD 19–20. Tiberius, with Sejanus' help, rules with an iron fist. Only Germanicus prevents total tyranny, but when he dies in Syria under mysterious circumstances, it is widely rumoured that Tiberius is behind it. Germanicus' wife Agrippina accuses Piso, the governor of Syria, and his wife Plancina of murder and treason. At Claudius ...
An 18 month old baby with a broken arm disappears from her dad's house in the middle of the night while her dad, his sister and his girlfriend are “asleep”. Blood was found in the basement.
The Wife of Arminius Brought Captive to Germanicus is a 1773 history painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It depicts a scene from the Roman Empire 's military campaign in Germania in the early first century , loosely based on the writings of the historian Tacitus .