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Which tribe did Nero Claudius Drusus extend the Roman control to the Upper Weser with its conquest in 11 BC?

  • The Frisii

  • The Sicambri

  • The Marsi

  • The Usipetes

Answer

The Usipetes were a Germanic tribe who lived in the area around the Weser River in what is now Germany. In 11 BC, Nero Claudius Drusus, the Roman general and statesman, extended Roman control to the Upper Weser with his conquest of the Usipetes. This conquest was part of a larger campaign by Drusus to expand the Roman Empire into Germania.
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