Fraomar
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Fraomar was briefly the king of the Bucinobantes
, an Alemannic tribe, from 370 to 371.
In 370, the Roman emperor
Valentinian I
attacked the Alemanni with the help of the Burgundes and took their king, Macrian
, prisoner. Fraomar was set up in his place, but the Bucinobantes would not accept him and Macrian had eventually to be released and the Alemanni made a pact with Rome.
Bucinobantes
The Bucinobantes were an Alemannic tribe in the region of the modern city of Mainz on the river Main.The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus wrote that Caesar Julian crossed the river Rhine near Mainz in 359 for negotiations with Macrian, the chieftain of the Bucinobantes, and with other...
, an Alemannic tribe, from 370 to 371.
In 370, the Roman emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Valentinian I
Valentinian I
Valentinian I , also known as Valentinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 364 to 375. Upon becoming emperor he made his brother Valens his co-emperor, giving him rule of the eastern provinces while Valentinian retained the west....
attacked the Alemanni with the help of the Burgundes and took their king, Macrian
Macrian
Macrian or Makrian was the king of the Bucinobantes, an Alemannic tribe, in the late fourth century and the brother of Hariobaud. Macrian tried to confederate all the north Germanic and Alemannic tribes together against Rome....
, prisoner. Fraomar was set up in his place, but the Bucinobantes would not accept him and Macrian had eventually to be released and the Alemanni made a pact with Rome.
Sources
- Geuenich, Dieter. Geschichte der Alemannen. Verlag Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, 2004. ISBN 3170182277.