Rain Miracle of the Marcomannic Wars
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Rain Miracle of the Marcomannic Wars is a legendary event during Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s campaigns in which a sudden storm was said to have saved a Roman army from defeat by providing water and disrupting the enemy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rain Miracle of the Marcomannic Wars canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
episode of the Marcomannic Wars
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legendary event ⓘ military miracle ⓘ |
| artisticRepresentation | reliefs on the Column of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Jupiter Pluvius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Christian soldiers in the Roman army ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Emperor Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeDescribedAs |
divine intervention
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miraculous storm ⓘ |
| conflict | Marcomannic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Roman imperial religion
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early Christianity ⓘ |
| date | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| depictedOn | Column of Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military legend ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| interpretation |
pagan Romans attributed event to Jupiter Pluvius
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some Christian authors claimed it was due to Christian prayers ⓘ |
| involved |
Germanic tribes
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Quadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterName | Miracle of the Thundering Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedUnit | Legio XII Fulminata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Central Europe
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Danubian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Eusebius of Caesarea
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Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryContext | Roman campaign against the Quadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Germanic conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Cassius Dio
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Dio Cassius, Roman History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOf | Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Roman army received water from sudden storm
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Roman army saved from defeat ⓘ enemy forces disrupted by storm ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
extent of Christian involvement
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identification of the legion involved ⓘ |
| significance |
example of competing religious interpretations of the same event
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symbol of divine protection of the Roman army ⓘ |
| theme |
divine aid in battle
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imperial favor of the gods ⓘ |
| tradition |
Roman imperial propaganda
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early Christian apologetic tradition ⓘ |
| usedAs |
evidence for divine support of Marcus Aurelius in Roman sources
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evidence for power of Christian prayer in Christian sources ⓘ |
| weatherPhenomenon |
sudden rainstorm
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thunderstorm ⓘ |
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