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Synopsis: \xa0Germanicus travels to Syria to assume his Eastern Imperium.\n\u201c\u2018The prime duty of friends is not to follow their dead with passive laments, but to remember his wishes and carry out his commands.\xa0 Strangers themselves will bewail Germanicus: \xa0youwill avenge him \u2013 if you loved me, and not my fortune.\xa0 Show to the Roman people the granddaughter of their deified Augustus, who was also my wife; number her six children: pity will side with the accusers, and, if the murderers allege some infamous warrant, they will find no credence in men \u2013 or no forgiveness!\u2019\xa0 His friends touched the dying hand, and swore to forgo life sooner than revenge.\u201d \u2013 Tacitus, The Annals, Book II\nUpdated Near Eastern Family Tree:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/5_Near_East_19AD.pdf\nUpdated Map of the Near East:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Near_East_18AD.jpg\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices