FRIENDS Claudius Nero (Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus)

(38-9 BC)
Drusus was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, and Libya, Drusilla, and the younger brother of Tiberius, who later became Emperor. Just before the friends' birthdays Libya divorced her husband and soon married Octavian, triumvir, which was to become the Emperor Augustus. Career Druse differed rapid passage of conventional positions, culminating in 9 BC, the year of his death, consulates. Because of the friendly nature of the Druse August loved him more than Tiberius. Last six years of his life Drusus stood at the head of armies on the Danube in Germany. He moved deep into Germanic territory, but the long-term success is not reached. Drusus died from injuries received in a fall from his horse, and after death he was awarded the honorary nickname Germanicus (ie. Germanic). Death of Drusus Livius completing his monumental history of Rome. Feats of friends in Germany and glorified in the fourth book of Horace Od. Among the three sons of Drusus Caesar - Caligula, Claudius and Nero.