Alemanni

Alemanni appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Europe (Europe) from c. 213 to 746 CE, a span of 533 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

A Germanic confederation on the upper Rhine, first named in 213, that pressed on Roman Gaul and Raetia. Clovis defeated them, and the Franks abolished their duchy after Cannstatt in 746.

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Facts

Dates

c. 213 to 746 CE

Duration

533 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Events in Europe during its time

• 313 Edict of Milan
• 330 Constantinople dedicated
• 410 Visigoths sack Rome
• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire
• 541 Plague of Justinian
• 732 Battle of Tours

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• Roman Britain 43 to 410 CE
• First Bulgarian Empire 681 to 1018 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

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