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  • 1Marcomanni — The Roman Empire under Hadrian (ruled 117 138), showing the location of the Marcomanni in the region of the upper Danube (modern N Austria/Czech republic) The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribe, probably related to the Buri, Suebi or Suevi.… …

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  • 2The Kingdom of Bavaria —     The Kingdom of Bavaria     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Kingdom of Bavaria     I. POLITICAL CONSTITUTION, AREA, POPULATION     The present Kingdom of Bavaria named after the German tribe called Boiarii has formed, since 1871, a constituent… …

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  • 3Marcomanni — Marcomannic /mahr koh man ik/, adj. /mahr koh man uy/, n. (used with a pl. v.) an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe. * * * ▪ people also spelled  Marcomani        German tribe that settled in the Main River valley soon after 100 …

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  • 4The First Man in Rome (novel) — infobox Book | name = The First Man in Rome title orig = translator = image caption = author = Colleen McCullough cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = Historical Fiction publisher = release date = 1990 media type …

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  • 5Marcomanni — name of a Teutonic tribe, from L. Marcomanni, from a Germanic compound, lit. men of the border; Cf. O.H.G. mark, O.E. mearc border (see MARCH (Cf. march) (n.2)). For second element, see MAN (Cf. man) (n.) …

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  • 6marcomanni — ˌmärkəˈmaˌnī noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Marcomani, Marcomanni : an ancient Germanic people related to the Suevians …

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  • 7History of the world — The history of the world [Williams, H. S. (1904). The historians history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages. New York: The Outlook… …

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  • 8Battle of the Margus — The Battle of the Margus was fought in May 285 between the armies of Roman Emperors Diocletian and Carinus in the valley of the Margus River (today Morava) in Moesia (present day Serbia). The exact circumstances of the battle are in doubt, but it …

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  • 9Battle of the Teutoburg Forest — Part of the Roman Germanic wars Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius, 1st …

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  • 10Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …

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