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Romans did not give up after a single loss in battle. They didn't give up after getting thrashed by the Carthiginians, nor the Parthians, nor the Gauls, nor the

Romans did not give up after a single loss in battle. They didn't give up after getting thrashed by the Carthiginians, nor the Parthians, nor the Gauls, nor the Germans in eastern Europe. I can't buy the argument that this one defeat forever made western Germania a no-go zone for the Romans. "Germanicus" became an honorary title given to (a lot) of Romans who fought at beat Germans over the centuries... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus_(disambiguation)

m_mueller 9y ago
I think you are comparing two different Romes. The punic wars were for Rome's survival. The gallic wars were for Caesar's political survival, for significant gain in capital (human slaves) and to establish a buffer zone against the Germans (that were already more feared than the Celts). Back then, Rome was essentially unstoppable, you feel kinda bad for their enemies. 100 years later, Rome was well established and cozy for the elite - why risk your neck against the now battle proven Germans? Eventually this cozyness would be Rome's downfall.