NEW MAP: Europe 170: First Marcomannic War (27 Aug 170) https://buff.ly/2S5GBj3 While Rome was preoccupied with Parthia and the Antonine plague, the Germanic and Danubian tribes apparently formed a secret alliance under the leadership of the Marcomanni. In the winter of 166–167 the Langobards raided across the Danube, after which the Iazyges attacked Dacia and the Marcomanni invaded as far as Aquileia in northern Italy. Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus scrambled to deal with these new threats, but had only succeeded in securing Italy by the time Verus died of the plague in 169. Seizing their opportunity, the Roxolani and Costoboci joined the war in 170, with the latter advancing to Greece and sacking the sacred town of Eleusis. #ancienthistory #ancientrome #marcomanni #costoboci #sarmatians #cartografia #cartographer #cartography #sarmatia #dacia #eleusis #europe #europeanhistory #germania #historical #historylesson #historymatters #instahistory #italy #lombards #macedonia #maps #pannonia #parthia #quadi #roman #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #newmap (at Eleusis, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_W2g5AAwSc/?igshid=xd9cjbeop166