Which rivers did Nero Claudius Drusus become the first Roman General to reach?
The Volga and the Dnepr
The Rhine and the Danube
The Weser and the Elbe
The Ebro and the Tiber
Answer
The Weser and the Elbe are rivers in northern Germany. Nero Claudius Drusus was the first Roman general to reach them. He led a Roman army north into Germania in 12 BC, and reached the Weser River. In 11 BC, he led another army north, and reached the Elbe River.
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