Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Germanicus Julius Caesar ( 24 May 16 BC . -- 10 October AD 19 ) , commonly known as Germanicus , was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire .
Simplified: Germanicus Caesar ( May 24 , 15 BC â `` October 10 , 19 AD ) was a Roman general .