place
Albis
the Elbe
A great river of inner Germany, rising among the Hermunduri; once familiar to Roman arms, in Tacitus's day 'only heard of'.
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.59 Elbe and the Rhine
The great river marking the deepest Roman penetration into Germany.
- The Annals §2.14 the Elbe was now nearer
The river marking the deepest Roman reach into Germany.
- The Germania §41 Elbe
A great inner-German river, once familiar to Roman arms, in Tacitus's day 'only heard of.'