Germanicus (name)

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'''Germanicus''' is a [[cognomen]] used by the [[Julio-Claudian]] family, given to all of [[Nero Claudius Drusus]]' male descendants due to his victory in [[Germania]]. As a [[Roman victory titles|Roman victory title]], it was also given to other Romans (usually emperors) due to their glory in Germania.


== Ancient Romans ==
===Family of Nero Claudius Drusus===
'''Nero Claudius Drusus''' himself:
* [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] (38 BC-9 BC), originally named Decimus Claudius Drusus, known after his death as Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus.

Sons of '''Nero Claudius Drusus''':
* [[Germanicus|Germanicus Julius Caesar]] (15 BC–AD 19), commonly known as '''Germanicus''', originally known as Tiberius Claudius Nero or Nero Claudius Drusus, then Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus or Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus;
* [[Claudius|Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC-AD 54), commonly known as '''Claudius''', Roman emperor (reigned AD 41–54), originally named Tiberius Claudius Drusus, then Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus.

Grandsons of '''Nero Claudius Drusus''':
* [[Nero Julius Caesar]] (Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus, AD 6–31), son of Germanicus
* [[Drusus Caesar]] (Drusus Julius Caesar Germanicus, (AD 7–33), son of Germanicus
* [[Caligula]] (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, AD 12–41), commonly known as '''Caligula''', son of Germanicus, third Roman emperor (reigned AD 37–41), originally Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus
* [[Britannicus]] (Tiberius Claudius (Caesar) Germanicus, (later ''Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus'', AD 41–55), commonly known as Britannicus, son of Claudius
* Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus II Gemellus (AD 19-23), son of Drusus' daughter [[Livilla]]

Great-grandson of '''Nero Claudius Drusus''', gained the name ''Germanicus'' due to his adoption by Claudius:
* [[Nero|Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (AD 37 – 68), great-nephew and adopted son of Claudius, maternal grandson of Germanicus through his daughter [[Agrippina the Elder]], Roman emperor (reigned AD 54 – 68), originally known as Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, then Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus.

===Other Romans===
Other Romans unrelated to '''Nero Claudius Drusus''' gained the victory title ''Germanicus'' or ''Germanicus Maximus'' (The great victory in Germania):
* [[Vitellius]] (AD 15 – 69), Roman emperor for eight months (April – December AD 69), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 69;
* [[Domitian]]us (AD 51 – 96), Roman emperor (reigned AD 81 – 96), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in late 83;
* [[Nerva]] (AD 30 – 98), Roman emperor (reigned AD 96 – 98), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in October 97;
* [[Trajan|Traianus]] (AD 53 – 117), Roman emperor (reigned AD 98 – 117), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in October 97;
* [[Marcus Aurelius]] (AD 121 – 180), Roman emperor (reigned AD 161 – 180), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 172;
* [[Commodus]] (AD 161 – 192), Roman emperor (reigned AD 177 – 192), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 172, ''Germanicus Maximus'' in mid-182;
* [[Caracalla]] (AD 188 – 217), Roman emperor (reigned AD 198 – 217), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 213;
* [[Maximinus Thrax]] (AD 173 – 238), Roman emperor (reigned AD 235 – 238), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 235;
* [[Decius|Traianus Decius]] (AD 201 – 251), Roman emperor (reigned AD 249 – 251), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 250;
* [[Valerian (emperor)]] (AD 193 – 264), Roman emperor (reigned AD 253 – 260), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 254;
* [[Gallienus]] (AD 218 – 268), Roman emperor (reigned AD 253 – 268), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 254;
* [[Claudius Gothicus]] (Claudius II, AD 210 – 270), Roman emperor (reigned AD 268 – 270), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 268;
* [[Aurelian]]us (AD 215 – 275), Roman emperor (reigned AD 270 – 275), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 270 and 271;
* [[Marcus Aurelius Probus]] (AD 232 – 282), Roman emperor (reigned AD 276 – 282), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 279;
* [[Carus]] (AD 222 – 283), Roman emperor (reigned AD 282 – 283), earned the title ''Germanicus'' in 283;
* [[Diocletian]]us (AD 245 – 311), Roman emperor (reigned AD 284 – 305), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 285, 287 (twice), 288, 293 and 301;
* [[Constantine the Great|Constantinus I]] (AD 272 – 337), Roman emperor (reigned AD 307 – 337), earned the title ''Germanicus Maximus'' in 307, 308, 314 and 328.

==People called Germanicus==
*[[Germanicus of Smyrna]], a Christian martyr
*Ludovicus Germanicus, also known in English as [[Louis the German]], king of the Franks
*[[Germanicus Mantica]], (–1639), a Roman Catholic bishop
*[[Germanicus Mirault]] (1796–1879), a French surgeon
*[[Germanicus Kent]] (1791–1862), co-founder of [[Rockford, Illinois]]
*[[Germanicus Young Tigner]] (1856–1938), judge from [[Columbus, Georgia]]

==Fictional characters==
* ''Germanicus'', a fictional character in ''[[The New Atalantis]]'' by Delarivier Manley

==See also==
*[[Germanicus (disambiguation)]]


[[Category:Ancient Roman cognomina]]

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