# Germanicus — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Germanicus in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Germanicus, Vitellius Germanicus

**First appearance:** 0002-book-iii-tiberius

## Who they are

The Republic's darling general, adored by the legions and the crowd alike, whose charm and bloodline made him the brightest hope — and the easiest target — of his generation.

## In the story

### [Book III: Tiberius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-iii-tiberius)

Father of Tiberius's grandsons; Tiberius claims he punished Sejanus for harming Germanicus's children.

### [Book IV: Gaius Caligula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-iv-gaius-caligula)

Father of Caligula, celebrated for his military victories, filial piety, and virtuous character; his death under suspicious circumstances is recounted as a prelude to Caligula's story.

### [Book V: The Deified Claudius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-v-the-deified-claudius)

Claudius's older brother, adopted into the Julian family.

### [Book VI: Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-vi-nero)

Father of Agrippina the Younger; his daughter Germanicus is mentioned as Nero's mother's father.

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