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Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".
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Marcomannic Wars
166–180 AD series of Roman wars with Danubian tribes
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Army of Roman civilisation (753 BC – 1453 AD)
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Moravia
Historical region in the Czech Republic
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Quadi
Roman-era Germanic kingdom near present-day Bratislava
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171
Calendar year
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Thunderstorm
Storm characterized by lightning
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor (161-180) and a lifelong Stoic philosopher
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