The inhabitant of France, then and now

Gustave Doré (1832-83), artist

1862

Source: X. B. Santine's La Mythologie du Rhin, 104.

The Druid priestess commands Drusus, the adopted son of the Emperor Augustus, to return across the Rhine to his camp. . . and die. And he did.

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Formatting and text by George P. Landow

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Bibliography

Santine, X. B. La Mythologie du Rhin. Paris: L. Hachette, 1862. Internet Archive version of a copy in the library of the University of Oxford. Web. 22 February 2014.

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