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Accordingly, Varus charged ahead. He relied on the legions and saw his own task as the creation of an administrative apparatus that would administer Roman justice. Whether Frisian or Chattuari or Marsi or Brukteri or Chatti or Cheruski – each must respect the law. This would guarantee that they could live together freely, travel freely, and enter the marketplace to pursue business peacefully.

To see how much Varus believed in all this, consider that he had an “Ara Ubiorum” built, where the Emperor of Rome might be honored as divine. Now, this “altar,” built for the Ubi, was located at the future site of Cologne, which was to serve as a holy place. This religious center was to be used by all Germani east of the Rhine, and a young nobleman from the Cherusker tribe, Segimundus, was designated as priest for this Roman holy place. At the same time, the consul built out the presence of his legions: Above all, along the river Lippe he established more camps, the center of which was the principal camp at Haltern. In addition, marine bases were set up where ships might be stored on land in shelters.

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