The Varisci were a Germanic tribe, the presumed prior inhabitants of a mediaeval district, Provincia Variscorum, the same (in presumption) as the Vogtland district of Saxony in Germany. They do not appear under that name exactly in ancient history, however, but rather come on stage boldly and abruptly in the Germania (Chapter 42) of Tacitus as the Naristi, with manuscript variants of Narisci and Varisti.

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  • The Varisci were a Germanic tribe, the presumed prior inhabitants of a mediaeval district, Provincia Variscorum, the same (in presumption) as the Vogtland district of Saxony in Germany. They do not appear under that name exactly in ancient history, however, but rather come on stage boldly and abruptly in the Germania (Chapter 42) of Tacitus as the Naristi, with manuscript variants of Narisci and Varisti. Which were they, really? Perhaps the historical name of the mediaeval province is to be regarded as the final authority, but there are other possibilities: The sources only state Latinized names of native originals that could be spelled in various ways in Latin. The people were in the process of changing their name. Tacitus describes the location of the Varisci as being along the line of the Danube between the Hermunduri at its source and the Marcomanni and Quadi in Bohemia. Ptolemy (Book 2, Chapter 10) adds that the Ouaristoi were south of the Sudeten Mountains and west of Gabreta Forest. The sources thus agree on their location. But who were they? Allies, says Tacitus, of the Marcomanni and Quadi in their bold expulsion of the Celtic Boii from their ancient home. Very likely, then, all three allies were not from that region, but moved into it in the time of Julius Caesar (the previous century, the 1st BC). We do not know where they had been or what they had been called. One presumes that the Marcomanni ("border men") took their name from being on the Danubian frontier. The Narisci are stated to be of the Suebi. That is all history tells us. Ptolemy states the names of some towns in the district, but what language they are or whether they were taken over or founded anew he does not say. The towns that might reasonably be interpreted as in the Variscan domain are Bicurgium, Menosgada, Marobudum, Setuacotum, Brodentia, Abilunum and Usbium on the Danube. History records the probable end of the Varisci without giving us anything in between. It was equally bold and sudden as the beginning. On or about the year AD 167, all the peoples along the Danube, Germanic and other, suddenly attacked the Roman frontier in the reign of Marcus Aurelius, one of the best of emperors. Perhaps they mistook goodness for weakness. He rushed to the defense of the realm and after a long series of episodes, called by us the Marcomannic Wars, because the Marcomanni had instigated and coordinated the attack, forced the enemy to terms. During the fight, the chief of the Naristi ... Valao was killed by the Roman General Marcus Valerius Maximianus . You may find the Marcomannic Wars chronicled and explained in Marcellinus Ammianus, although the Varisci are not mentioned there. They do find brief mention as the Varistae of the Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi (Chapter 22) of Julius Capitolinus. They were among the tribes who crossed the Danube, but we don't hear a word about them after that, nor do they continue in their province, as the Armalausi inhabit it in the Peutinger Tables. The best guess as to what happened to them is that they were transplanted to Italy, along with many other Danube-dwelling warrior peoples, by Marcus Aurelius, where he could keep an eye on them. This kind of solution is familiar to us in modern times. Subsequent Germanic attacks overwhelmed and overran the empire. The Varisci probably lost their identity in the crush.
  • Die Narisker, auch Naristen, Narister oder Varisker, sollen ursprünglich eine illyrische Bevölkerungsgruppe gewesen sein, die schon vor den Kelten im südlichen Mitteldeutschland siedelten. Es könnte sich bei ihnen aber auch um Kelten gehandelt haben. Mit Sicherheit vermischten sie sich mit der Zeit mit ihnen. Von den nach Süden und Osten vorstoßenden suebischen Stämmen wurden sie schon vor den Markomannenkriegen germanisiert. Für den Geschichtsschreiber Tacitus galten sie bereits als Germanen. Gemeinsam mit den Markomannen kämpften sie gegen die Römer unter Marc Aurel. Ein Teil von ihnen wanderte nach Burgund. Später wurden sie von den Franken völlig absorbiert.
  • Nariscs (Narisci) foren una tribu germànica del grup dels sueus, que ocupaven el territori de l'anomenada Gabreta Silva, a l'est dels hermundurs. Arribaven al nord a les muntanyes Sudeti i al sud al Danubi. Tres mil nariscs van emigrar en temps de Marc Aureli cap a territori romà. Poc temps després el seu nom desaparegué de la història. El seu territori apareix ocupat a la Taula de Peutinger per una tribu anomenada Armalausi. Ptolemeu els esmenta com varits (varisti)
  • Les Varasques étaient un peuple germanique, les présumés habitants antérieurs du district médiéval Provincia Variscorum, le même (en présomption) que le district du Vogtland de Saxe en Allemagne. Les historiens anciens ont déformé le nom germanique de ce peuple : Tacite, dans la « Germanie » (Chapitre 42) les mentionne comme « Narastes » avec des variantes telles que « Narasque » et « Varasque ». Qui sont-ils réellement? Peut-être le nom historique de la province médiévale a-t-il été considéré comme l'autorité finale, et qu'il n'y avait pas d'autres possibilités: Les sources énoncent seulement les noms latinisés des populations natives, orthographiés de diverses manières. Les habitants ont procédé eux-mêmes à un changement de nom. Tacite situe le pays des Varasques le long du Danube depuis sa source, entre le pays des Hermundures, des Marcomans et des Quades en Bohême. Ptolémée (livre 2, chapitre 10) ajoute que des Ouaristoi habitaient au sud des montagnes de la chaîne des Sudètes et à l'ouest de la « Forêt de Gabreta ». Les sources correspondent bien à ces endroits.
  • I Naristi (o Varisti) erano un'antica popolazione germanica, di origine suebica.
  • Narkister, även narister eller varisker, var en germansk folskstam (benämndes så av bland andra Tacitus). De bodde norr om Donaufloden i nuvarande Bayern och tillhörde de svebiska stammarna. De deltog förmodligen i de uppror som markomanner, kvader och sveber genomförde århundradena efter Kristus innan de underkuvades av romarna och sedan tvångsförflyttades därifrån när Decumatien intogs år 83 e. Kr. Efter att germanerna omorganiserat sig i större folkförbund så kallades sydgermanerna istället för allemanner, bavarier och sveber.
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  • The Varisci were a Germanic tribe, the presumed prior inhabitants of a mediaeval district, Provincia Variscorum, the same (in presumption) as the Vogtland district of Saxony in Germany. They do not appear under that name exactly in ancient history, however, but rather come on stage boldly and abruptly in the Germania (Chapter 42) of Tacitus as the Naristi, with manuscript variants of Narisci and Varisti.
  • Die Narisker, auch Naristen, Narister oder Varisker, sollen ursprünglich eine illyrische Bevölkerungsgruppe gewesen sein, die schon vor den Kelten im südlichen Mitteldeutschland siedelten. Es könnte sich bei ihnen aber auch um Kelten gehandelt haben. Mit Sicherheit vermischten sie sich mit der Zeit mit ihnen. Von den nach Süden und Osten vorstoßenden suebischen Stämmen wurden sie schon vor den Markomannenkriegen germanisiert.
  • Nariscs (Narisci) foren una tribu germànica del grup dels sueus, que ocupaven el territori de l'anomenada Gabreta Silva, a l'est dels hermundurs. Arribaven al nord a les muntanyes Sudeti i al sud al Danubi. Tres mil nariscs van emigrar en temps de Marc Aureli cap a territori romà. Poc temps després el seu nom desaparegué de la història. El seu territori apareix ocupat a la Taula de Peutinger per una tribu anomenada Armalausi. Ptolemeu els esmenta com varits (varisti)
  • Les Varasques étaient un peuple germanique, les présumés habitants antérieurs du district médiéval Provincia Variscorum, le même (en présomption) que le district du Vogtland de Saxe en Allemagne. Les historiens anciens ont déformé le nom germanique de ce peuple : Tacite, dans la « Germanie » (Chapitre 42) les mentionne comme « Narastes » avec des variantes telles que « Narasque » et « Varasque ».
  • I Naristi (o Varisti) erano un'antica popolazione germanica, di origine suebica.
  • Narkister, även narister eller varisker, var en germansk folskstam (benämndes så av bland andra Tacitus). De bodde norr om Donaufloden i nuvarande Bayern och tillhörde de svebiska stammarna. De deltog förmodligen i de uppror som markomanner, kvader och sveber genomförde århundradena efter Kristus innan de underkuvades av romarna och sedan tvångsförflyttades därifrån när Decumatien intogs år 83 e. Kr.
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