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Bella Germaniae was a twenty-volume historical work written by the Roman author and commander Pliny the Elder. It is now a lost literary work. The history chronicled the Roman–Germanic wars during the 1st century AD and was written from the perspective of a Roman who had served in Germania.

Background and composition
Pliny the Elder began his military service as a junior officer in Germania Inferior around AD 46. He spent a significant portion of his early career on the German frontier, participating in the Roman conquest of the Chauci and serving under commanders such as Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo and Publius Pomponius Secundus. == Content and scope ==
Content and scope
The work was a comprehensive history in 20 volumes. It was designed as a continuation of the historical narrative of Aufidius Bassus's Libri Belli Germanici ("The War with the Germani"). While the exact chronological scope is unknown due to its loss, it is believed to have covered the Roman-Germanic conflicts from where Bassus left off, likely extending through the reigns of Nero and up to the time of Vespasian. == Legacy and loss ==
Legacy and loss
Bella Germaniae was a primary authority on the Germanic wars for the generation of historians who followed Pliny. It is the only source expressly cited in the first six books of the Annales of Tacitus, and it is considered a principal source for his ethnographic work, Germania. == See also ==
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