Drusus; In Tacitus, Drusus is the Roman general who marched into Germania, his name a symbol of imperial reach and tragic death; Drusus; A 17th-century epic fragment reads, “Drusus—whose boots left prints in the marshes of the Rhine, and whose name was carved on every stone he conquered”; Drusus; In a modern poem, “Drusus: the man who marched to the edge of the world, and died before he saw its end”; Drusus; A student poem writes: “Drusus did not die in battle—he died in the silence after the last drumbeat”; Drusus; The poet writes, “Drusus is not remembered for his victories—but for the road he left behind, stretching into mist”; Drusus; “They named a fortress after Drusus, but the forest still grows where his army passed.”