Statue of Germanicus
Statue of Germanicus
3D
Published 2021-08-31T15:04:01+00:00
This sculpture of Germanicus was scanned at the Torlonia Marbles exhibition in Villa Caffarelli 2021, Rome.
Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a popular and prominent Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the patrician gens Claudia. The agnomen Germanicus was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honour of his victories in Germania. In AD 4, he was adopted by his paternal uncle, Tiberius, who succeeded Augustus as Roman emperor a decade later. As a result, Germanicus became an official member of the gens Julia, another prominent family, to which he was related on his mother's side. His connection to the Julii was further consolidated through a marriage between himself and Agrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of Augustus. He was also the father of Caligula, the maternal grandfather of Nero, and the older brother of Claudius.
| Date published | 31/08/2021 |
| Title | Statue of Germanicus |
| Medium | marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Torlonia Collection |