Vannius (Quaden)

Vannius was a king appointed by Drusus Caesar (reign 19-50 AD) of the Suebian tribe of the Quadi .

After the smashing of the Marcomanni empire of Marbod and the flight of the short-term successor Catualda , Drusus Caesar set the Rome-friendly Quaden Vannius as rex over the Germanic followers of both rulers who were initially held by him and later settled on the northern bank of the Danube . However, this client king soon sought an expansion of the territory he ruled, obtained military reinforcement from auxiliary troops of the Jazygens and built refuges; he also carried out great forays. Vannius' behavior meant that he came into conflict with the tribes of the Hermunduren and Lugier who settled near his empire . In addition, his nephews (sister sons ) Vangio and Sido rebelled against him in 50/51 AD . Despite his request that Emperor Claudius support him , Vannius received no help from the Pannonian governor Sextus Palpellius Hister in the decisive military conflict . Vannius had to admit defeat. He and his companions were taken up by Palpellius on his Danube fleet and were assigned residences in Pannonia .

literature

Peter Kehne : Vannius. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 32, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018387-0 , pp. 69-70.
Felix Dahn : Vannius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, pp. 125-128.

Web links

Literature by and about Vannius in the catalog of the German National Library

Remarks

↑ Cf. Tacitus , Annalen 2,63,1-5
↑ Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 3,11,1
↑ Cf. on the dating controversy Tibor Nagy : The northern policy of Tiberius on the Central Danube, the second mission of Drusus Caesar and the establishment of the regnum Vannianum . In: Acta archaeologica Acaderniae Scientiarum Hungaricae 41, 1989, pp. 65–66, note 22 and 26th
↑ Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 2,63,6 and 12,29,1.
↑ Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 12: 29f.

personal data
SURNAME	Vannius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Suebian ruler
DATE OF BIRTH	1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	50

[1] Cf. Tacitus , Annalen 2,63,1-5

[2] Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 3,11,1

[3] Cf. on the dating controversy Tibor Nagy : The northern policy of Tiberius on the Central Danube, the second mission of Drusus Caesar and the establishment of the regnum Vannianum . In: Acta archaeologica Acaderniae Scientiarum Hungaricae 41, 1989, pp. 65–66, note 22 and 26th

[4] Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 2,63,6 and 12,29,1.

[5] Cf. Tacitus, Annalen 12: 29f.