1 6 ▁work ▁by ▁Philipp ▁Cl ü ver . ▁ ▁Germania ▁ ▁(( also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁Germania ▁Anti qua ) ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁Roman ▁province ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁under ▁August us , ▁from ▁▁ 7 ▁BC ▁to ▁AD ▁ 9 . ▁The ▁possible ▁capital ▁of ▁this ▁province ▁was ▁Mark t bre it ▁() ▁- a ▁recently ▁discovered ▁cas tr um ▁( R oman ▁leg ion ary ▁fort ification ) ▁with ▁a ▁nearby ▁Can ab ae ▁( R oman ▁V icus ) ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁Emperor ▁August us - ▁located ▁ 7 0 ▁km ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁" L imes ▁German icus " ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Main ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁under ▁August us ▁began ▁to ▁conquer ▁and ▁defeat ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Germania ▁Mag na ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁BC , ▁having ▁the ▁Leg ati ▁( gener als ) ▁German icus , ▁and ▁T iber ius ▁leading ▁the ▁Leg ions . ▁By ▁ 6 ▁AD , ▁all ▁of ▁Germania ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁El be ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁pac ified ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁occupied ▁by ▁them , ▁with ▁Pub lius ▁Qu inct il ius ▁Var us ▁being ▁( uno fficial ly ) ▁appointed ▁as ▁Germania ' s ▁governor . ▁▁▁▁ ▁But ▁the ▁Te ut ob urg ▁forest ▁dis aster ▁of ▁ 9 ▁AD ▁made ▁August us ▁change ▁his ▁plans . ▁ ▁Indeed ▁the ▁Roman ▁plan ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁con quest ▁and ▁incorpor ate ▁all ▁of ▁Mag