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In 213 the Emperor Caracalla turned back an invasion by the Alamanni, and border raids were endemic.
A Moment in History 2008
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We don't know the size of the Alamanni warbands that overran the Limes in 236 AD but they must have been big enough to cause a lot of damage, and the Romans mounted a punitive expedition deep into German territory in order to stop those raids.
Early medieval armies: numbers Carla 2010
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Gabriele - interesting parallel between the 'Picts' and the Alamanni, if they both started forming confederations at the same time.
Attacotti Carla 2009
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While the Alamanni concentrated in southern Germany, another larger group, the Saxons, evolved in the northern part.
Attacotti Carla 2009
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But in the 3rd century there was a tendency to form larger groups in Germany, like the Alamanni 'all people' that swallowed a number of smaller tribes.
Attacotti Carla 2009
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The following summer, he led an army of 13,000 men to glory against the Alamanni at the Battle of Strasbourg a major Roman victory.
Julian 1st…Caesar of Rome! Past life experience… « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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The Alamanni sp? are indicative; whatever the correct spelling, it is recognizably "all-men."
Roman water infrastructure in post-Roman Britain. Part 2: Post-Roman survival Carla 2006
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He intervened to protect the Alamanni from Clovis and tried to save the Visigoths.
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Alexander was forced to buy peace from the Alamanni on the Rhine.
223, 226?-235 2001
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Constantius returned to Gaul and defeated the Alamanni.
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