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Marcus, after the death of Verus, will …
Years: 170 - 170
Marcus, after the death of Verus, will personally lead the struggle against the Germans for the great part of the life remaining to him.
The most important and dangerous invasion of 170 is that of the Marcomanni in the west.
Their leader, Ballomar, has formed a coalition of Germanic tribes that cross the Danube and win a decisive victory over a force of twenty thousand Roman soldiers near Carnuntum.
Ballomar then leads the larger part of his host southwards towards Italy, while the remainder ravage Noricum.
The Marcomanni raze Opitergium (Oderzo) and besiege ...
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- Sarmatians
- Germania
- Costoboci
- Marcomanni (Germanic tribe)
- Italy, Roman
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Quadi (Germanic tribe)
- Noricum (Roman province)
- Roman Empire (Rome): Nerva-Antonine dynasty
- Pannonia Superior (Roman province)
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Years: 170 - 170
Locations
People
Groups
- Sarmatians
- Germania
- Costoboci
- Marcomanni (Germanic tribe)
- Italy, Roman
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Quadi (Germanic tribe)
- Noricum (Roman province)
- Roman Empire (Rome): Nerva-Antonine dynasty
- Pannonia Superior (Roman province)
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Subjects
Regions
Subregions