Germania Superior
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Germania Superior was a Roman province established along the Rhine River. It was created by Drusus, brother of Tiberius, in the late 1st century BCE as part of an effort to pacify and Romanize the region east of the Rhine. This province, along with Germania Inferior, formed a frontier defense system for the Roman Empire. The Romans faced significant resistance from Germanic tribes, most notably the Cherusci led by Arminius, who famously defeated three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE. This defeat marked a turning point, and Roman expansion east of the Rhine was largely halted, with the Rhine and Danube rivers becoming the established frontier. The province of Germania Superior was later reorganized by Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd century CE.123
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