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| | Roxolani - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | The Roxolani were a fierce tribe of horse warriors described by the Greek geographer Strabo (62-24bce) as 'moving to the west' of the region between the rivers Dnepr and Danube, The Roxolani were a Steppe people allied with the Iazyges, Alani and Aorsi, often known under the heading of Sauromatae or Sarmatians... |
 | | In the mid-first century, during the Dacian crisis, the Roxolani begun to settle on the lower reaches of the Danube, but this was impeded by the Legio III Gallica in 68/69ce. |
 | | During winter/early Spring in wet and icy thaw conditions, 9,000 Roxolanian raiders carrying baggage, the larger part apparently heavy cavalry, were attacked by the Legion assisted by auxilaries, possibly a unit of VIII Augusta. |
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