Lacringi
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The Lacringi were a Germanic peoples
mentioned in ancient history for their role in the border wars conducted by the peoples along the Danube
against the emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Julius Capitolinus in his Life of Marcus Antoninus
tells us (Chapter 22) that the Lacringes were part of the general invasion over the Danubian border. Cassius Dio (Epitome of Book 72, Chapter 11, 12), relates their fate after Marcus Aurelius fought the invaders to a stand-off.
They had been close allies with the Vandalic
Astingi. The latter crossed the Danube once more into Dacia
for the purpose of petitioning the emperor for lands within the empire and were refused. Reasoning that if they could demonstrate they were a threat the emperor would buy them off, they began to plunder Dacia, a move which threatened their old allies, the Lacringi. The latter attacked them suddenly and defeated them, taking away most of their military capability, but the story has a happy ending: the emperor, moved by their destitution, granted them financial aid. He received the Lacringi as allies.
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
mentioned in ancient history for their role in the border wars conducted by the peoples along the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
against the emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Julius Capitolinus in his Life of Marcus Antoninus
Augustan History
The Augustan History is a late Roman collection of biographies, in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues and usurpers of the period 117 to 284...
tells us (Chapter 22) that the Lacringes were part of the general invasion over the Danubian border. Cassius Dio (Epitome of Book 72, Chapter 11, 12), relates their fate after Marcus Aurelius fought the invaders to a stand-off.
They had been close allies with the Vandalic
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Vandals under king Genseric entered Africa in 429 and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman Africa province, besides the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics....
Astingi. The latter crossed the Danube once more into Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
for the purpose of petitioning the emperor for lands within the empire and were refused. Reasoning that if they could demonstrate they were a threat the emperor would buy them off, they began to plunder Dacia, a move which threatened their old allies, the Lacringi. The latter attacked them suddenly and defeated them, taking away most of their military capability, but the story has a happy ending: the emperor, moved by their destitution, granted them financial aid. He received the Lacringi as allies.