Essays from four decades on the German policy of the Romans are assembled here to give a general picture of the encounter between the Romans and the Germans from the migration of the Cimbri to the early imperial age. Within the framework of contemporary knowledge and understanding of the Romans, and with regard to the effects in Antiquity and later of the events described, the author examines the Roman expansion into central Europe, its political aims, strategic possibilities and historical consequences. Of central interest are the conflict with the Cimbri, the Roman occupation of the area...