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Conradinus, that brave Suevian prince, came with a well-prepared army into the kingdom of Naples, was taken prisoner by king
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Upon the right of the Suevian Sea the AEstyan nations reside, who use the same customs and attire with the Suevians; their language more resembles that of Britain.
Tacitus on Germany Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Semnones and Langobards, both Suevian nations, and even subjects of
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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This part of the Suevian nation extends to the most remote recesses of Germany.
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Afterwards, when the Marcomanni took possession of Bohemia, from which the Boii had been expelled by Maroboduus, the Hermunduri added their settlements to their own, and planted in them the Suevian name, whence is derived the modern appellation of that country, Suabia.
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Upon the right of the Suevian Sea the Aestyan nations reside, who use the same customs and attire with the Suevians; their language more resembles that of Britain.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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The Suevian king Chararic (see above) built (550) another, more sumptuous, church in honour of St. Martin of Tours and made it the cathedral as it is to this day.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Rechila the Suevian (441) and recovered it in 461.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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In A.D. 452 it fell under the power of the Suevian king Reciarius; in 466 under that of the Visigoth Euric.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Suevian lineage, who assisted at the Second Council of Braga.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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