Maroboduus
Sign in to saveMaroboduus (d. AD 37), also known as Marbod, was a king of the Marcomanni, who were a Germanic Suebian people. He spent part of his youth in Rome, and returning, found his people under pressure from invasions by the Roman Empire between the Rhine and Elbe. He led them into the forests of Bohemia, near to the Quadi who already lived nearby, and established a large alliance.
Person
- Born
- 0035-01-01
- Died
- 0037-01-01
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 35 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 37
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Ravenna
- Occupation
- traditional leader or chief
- Position held
- king
- Image
- Tiberius makes peace with Marbod.jpg
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- Pauly–Wissowa
- P937
- Ancient Rome
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Maroboduus (d. AD 37), also known as Marbod, was a king of the Marcomanni, who were a Germanic Suebian people. He spent part of his youth in Rome, and returning, found his people under pressure from invasions by the Roman Empire between the Rhine and Elbe. He led them into the forests of Bohemia, near to the Quadi who already lived nearby, and established a large alliance.
==Name== The name appears in Latin and Greek texts spelt variously: Maroboduus, Marobodus, Maraboduus, Meroboduus, Morobuduus, Moroboduus, Marbodus and Marabodus in Latin sources; Maroboudos and Baroboudos in Greek ones.