The fall of Arduba.

[**The following takes place during The Pannonian War, a series of revolts by the Pannonians and Dalmatians, against Roman occupation, from 6-9 AD.**] >[Germanicus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/MSR_-_Germanicus_Inv._30010.jpg), meanwhile, leading one of two columns dispatched by Tiberius to assault towns still holding out along the Dalmatian coast, laid siege to Arduba, which was built on an elevated position on a river bend. Here, the male rebels were keen to give in, but German deserters and Dalmatian women disagreed, and it was not until the rebels had overpowered the deserters that they were able to send to Germanicus to arrange a surrender. In the meantime, the women set fire to part of the city. Then, rather than surrender, and clutching their children to them, the women flung themselves into the flames or hurled themselves from the city walls into the swirling river below. >Germanicus accepted the surrender. On hearing of the fall of Arduba, other communities sent envoys to Germanicus seeking surrender terms. ___________________________ **Source:** Dando-Collins, Stephen. “Part III: The Battles – The Pannonian War.” *Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion*. Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. 234. Print. ___________________________ **Further Reading:** [Germanicus / Latin: Germanicus Julius Caesar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus)