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Marcus Aurelius and the Marcomannic Peace
After decades of grinding warfare along the Danube, Marcus Aurelius finally secured a lasting peace with the Marcomanni and Quadi. This episode explores the specific terms of that settlement: the return of hostages, the resettlement of Germanic tribes within Roman borders as foederati, and the strategic creation of buffer zones in Pannonia. We examine how these decisions reshaped the empire’s northern frontier, planting seeds for future migrations while stabilizing the region for a brief window. Through the lens of Cassius Dio and modern archaeological evidence from Carnuntum, we trace the…
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