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Nero Claudius Drusus

38 BC - 9 BC

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Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (38–9 BC), commonly known in English as Drusus the Elder, was a Roman general and politician. He was a patrician Claudian but his mother was from a plebeian family. He was the son of Livia Drusilla and the stepson of her second husband, the Emperor Augustus. He was also brother of the Emperor Tiberius; the father of the Emperor Claudius and general Germanicus; paternal grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, and maternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nero Claudius Drusus is the 81st most popular military personnel (up from 93rd in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 383rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Nero Claudius Drusus was a Roman general and politician who was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the son of Livia Drusilla and Tiberius Claudius Nero, and brother to the Emperor Claudius. He is most famous for his military campaigns in Germania.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nero Claudius Drusus ranks 81 out of 2,058Before him are Hasdrubal Barca, Ferdinand Foch, Michel Ney, Eli Cohen, Günther von Kluge, and Albrecht von Wallenstein. After him are Tadeusz Kościuszko, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Klaus Barbie, Wild Bill Hickok, Vasily Arkhipov, and Ivan Konev.

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Among people born in 38 BC, Nero Claudius Drusus ranks 1After him is Yuri of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 9 BC, Nero Claudius Drusus ranks 1

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nero Claudius Drusus ranks 402 out of 5,161Before him are Antonio Canova (1757), Pope Stephen IV (770), Gaius Octavius (-100), Pope Sergius I (650), Filippo Lippi (1406), and Guido Reni (1575). After him are Antonio da Correggio (1489), Mario Draghi (1947), Pope Theodore II (840), Yves Montand (1921), Pope Celestine II (1100), and Pope Nicholas IV (1227).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Nero Claudius Drusus ranks 3Before him are Cesare Borgia (1475), and Germanicus (-15). After him are Andrea Doria (1466), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Sejanus (-20), and Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609).