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42. Contiguous to the Hermunduri are the Narisci;  223 and next to them, the Marcomanni  224 and Quadi.  225 Of these, the Marcomanni are the most powerful and renowned; and have even acquired the country which they inhabit, by their valor in expelling the Boii.  226 Nor are the Narisci and Quadi inferior in bravery;  227 and this is, as it were, the van of Germany as far as it is bordered by the Danube. Within our memory the Marcomanni and Quadi were governed by kings of their own nation, of the noble line of Maroboduus  228 and Tudrus. They now submit even to foreigners; but all the power of their kings depends upon the authority of the Romans.  229 We seldom assist them with our arms, but frequently with our money; nor are they the less potent on that account.


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