Drusus had sought out multiple Germanic (at least three) chieftains during his campaigns in Germany (12 BC–9 BC), engaging them in "dazzling displays of single combat". The sources are ambiguous, but suggest that he could have potentially taken the spolia opima from a Germanic king, thus becoming the fourth and final Roman to gain this honor. and note 155 on p. 199, citing Suetonius Claudius I.4. Regardless of whether he was actually able to take them in combat, however, Drusus' untimely death would prevent him from ever going through with the official ceremony. Notably, after Drusus' death, Augustus deposited the laurels from his fasces not in the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus as he had done in the past, but in the Temple of Jupiter Feretrius. J.W. Rich suggests that this action was done as an affirmation to Drusus' memory; had the young commander lived, he would have placed spolia opima in the temple himself.Rich, J.W., “Drusus and the Spolia Opima.” The Classical Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 2, 1999, pp. 544–55. . Accessed 10 August 2020.
drusus had sought out multiple germanic (at least three) chieftains during his campaigns in germany (12 bc–9 bc) engaging them in "dazzling displays of single combat" the sources are ambiguous but suggest that he could have potentially taken the spolia opima from a germanic king thus becoming the fourth and final roman to gain this honor and note 155 on p 199 citing suetonius claudius i4 regardless of whether he was actually able to take them in combat however drusus' untimely death would prevent him from ever going through with the official ceremony notably after drusus' death augustus deposited the laurels from his fasces not in the temple of jupiter optimus maximus as he had done in the past but in the temple of jupiter feretrius jw rich suggests that this action was done as an affirmation to drusus' memory; had the young commander lived he would have placed spolia opima in the temple himselfrich jw “drusus and the spolia opima” the classical quarterly vol 49 no 2 1999 pp 544–55  accessed 10 august 2020