The disaster in northern Italy forces Marcus…
171 CE
The disaster in northern Italy forces Marcus to reevaluate his priorities.
Forces from the various frontiers are dispatched against Ballomar.
They come under the command of Claudius Pompeianus, with the future emperor Pertinax as one of his lieutenants.
A new military command, the praetentura Italiae et Alpium, is established to safeguard the roads into Italy, and the Danubian fleet is strengthened.
Aquileia is relieved, and by the end of 171, the invaders have been evicted from Roman territory.
Intense diplomatic activity follows, as the Romans try to win over various barbarian tribes in preparation for a crossing of the Danube.
A peace treaty is signed with the Quadi and the Iazyges, while the tribes of the Hasdingi Vandals and the Lacringi become Roman allies.
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