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Alemannic War (213) - events| 213–214 | Roman Empire, Germany | The Roman emperor Caracalla expels some German marauders from Gaul, then meets the Alemanni, an increasingly powerful collection of German tribes between the upper Danube and the upper Rhine. Caracalla wins a victory over the Alemanni on the banks of the River Main, and gives himself the title ‘Germanicus’. It is probably while campaigning in Germany that he takes a liking to the caracalla, a Celtic or German tunic from which he acquires the name by which he is known. |
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