Vannius
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Vannius was the king of the Germanic tribe Quadi
. He lived in the 1st century. The Kingdom of Vannius (regnum Vannianum) was in the western part of present day Slovakia
and it was the first political unit in Slovak
area. He was a client King of Pannonia and Dalmatia and served from 17-20AD under the reign of Tiberius
.
Quadi
The Quadi were a smaller Germanic tribe, about which little is definitively known. We only know the Germanic tribe the Romans called the 'Quadi' through reports of the Romans themselves...
. He lived in the 1st century. The Kingdom of Vannius (regnum Vannianum) was in the western part of present day Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and it was the first political unit in Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
area. He was a client King of Pannonia and Dalmatia and served from 17-20AD under the reign of Tiberius
Tiberius
Tiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...
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