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Marcus Aurelius and the German Frontier Fortifications
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Marcus Aurelius's strategic construction of a defensive buffer zone along the Danube frontier during the Marcomannic Wars. They discuss the purpose and design of the Roman watchtowers and earthworks, the use of Germanic tribes as coloni buffer settlers, and the long-term impact on Roman frontier policy. The conversation touches on the logistics of supply, the role of the Danubian fleet, and how these fortifications foreshadowed the later Limes system. Specific figures include the general Marcus Valerius Maximianus and the…
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