What year did the Romans invade germany?

Answer 1

While there was a tendency for the Romans to regard the Rhine River as a natural frontier, incursions by the Germanic tribes into Gaul and the Low Countries caused them to periodically cross the river on punitive expeditions. These generally had a limited success, however in 9 CE an entire Roman army under Varus was ambushed in dense woods at Teutobergerwald and wiped out. Germany was invaded again several times, one recapturing Varus' lost eagles. It was never fully subdued, nor did the Romans really intend to occupy Germania permanently, as it would have left them with an open indefensible frontier with eastern Europe and tied down too many legions for no real gain as it was not a rich country.

Answer 2

In 57 BC, Julius Caesar successfully met the attacks of the Gallic tribes of the Belgae and Nervii and established Roman control over what is now Belgium and northern France,

So yes the Romans did invade France.

Answer 3

The idea of "Germany" as we think of it doesn't work. "Germania" as the Romans knew it was a large, nebulous land north of Roman-controlled lands- it was what's now Germany and Poland, with parts of France and other surrounding countries thrown in. The Romans conquered "Lower Germania" (modern Low Countries) and "Upper Germania" (modern Switzerland) while Julius Caesar was conquering Gaul (France).

The first really major Roman invasion of what we consider "Germany" nowadays was probably Varus's disastrous campaign in 9 AD- Varus was a politician, and not a very good general. His army, consisting of three legions, was ambushed and destroyed by German tribesmen in the Battle of the Teutoborg Forest.

Five years later, a better Roman general named Germanicus attacked the German tribes to avenge the destruction of Varus's army. After Germanicus's campaigns against the Germans, the Romans more or less settled on a border with Germany roughly corresponding to the Rhine River. Further excursions certainly happened, but for the most part, the Roman invasions of "Germany" were over.