A battle between Romans and the Germans at Trier: the Germans are returning on a bridge over the river Moselle after having attacked the camp of the Romans, when the Romans counterattack. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. van Veen, 1612.

Tacitus, Histories IV.77-78. The print shows the aftermath of a surprise attack by the German coalition (Batavi, Ubii, Lingones, Bructeri, and Tencteri) on the Roman camp at Augusta Treverorum (Trier). The Romans and their allies led by Cerealis counterattacked while the Germans were arguing with each other about their shares of the booty. On the same day the Romans captured and destroyed the German camp: "obstitit vincentibus pravum inter ipsos certamen omisso hoste spolia consectandi. Cerialis ut incuria prope rem adflixit, ita constantia restituit; secutusque fortunam castra hostium eodem die capit excinditque."