1 ▁BC ), ▁when ▁Roman ▁man power ▁resources ▁were ▁stretch ed ▁to ▁the ▁limit . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁wars ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁that ▁August us ▁inherited ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic , ▁although ▁the ▁attempted ▁con quest ▁of ▁Germania ▁ended ▁in ▁total ▁defeat ▁despite ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁deployment ▁of ▁resources ▁involved . ▁ ▁Over view ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 9 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁ordered ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Jan us ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Forum ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years . ▁Sign ifying ▁that ▁the ▁Roman ▁state ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁at ▁war , ▁this ▁act ▁reported ly ▁pleased ▁August us , ▁then ▁in ▁his ▁ 5 th ▁Cons ul ship , ▁more ▁than ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁hon ours ▁show ered ▁on ▁him . ▁But ▁the ▁closure ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁less ▁appropriate . ▁As ▁D io ▁himself ▁points ▁out , ▁there ▁were ▁on going ▁major ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Tre ver i ▁in ▁Ga ul , ▁and ▁the ▁Cant ab ri ▁and ▁Ast ures ▁in ▁Spain . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁closure ▁inaugur ated ▁nearly ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁of ▁virt ually ▁in cess ant ▁war fare , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁assumed ▁the ▁borders ▁it ▁would ▁hold , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁modifications , ▁for ▁its ▁entire ▁history . ▁ ▁Chron ology ▁▁ 3 0 ▁BC ▁▁ ▁G A UL : ▁The ▁Mor ini ▁and ▁Tre ver i ▁tribes ▁of ▁Gall ia ▁Com ata ▁province