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In the 2nd Century AD, they entered into a confederation with other peoples which included the Quadi , Vandals , and Sarmatians against Rome . This was driven probably by greater tribal movements like the Goths . According to the historian Eutropius , the forces of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius battled against the Marcomannic confederation for three years at the fortress of Carnuntum in Pannonia . He compared the war and Marcus Aurelius' success against the Marcomanni and their allies to the Punic Wars . The comparison was fair in that this war marked a turning point and had significant Roman defeats. It began in 166 and lasted to Marcus Aurelius's death in 180 , involving the unheard-of defeats and the death of two Praetorian Guard commanders. It was in fact only a limited success since from the next century onwards the Danube was the main Roman battlefront until the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century . SEE ALSO CLASSICAL SOURCES
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