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Priarius ( - 378) was a king of the Lentienses, a sub-tribe of the Alemanni, in the 4th century. He is mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus. In 378, Priarius fought the Western Roman Empire at Battle of Argentovaria, near Neuf-Brisach, France, in which he was defeated and killed. [1]

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References

  1. Hussey, Joan Mervyn (1957). The Cambridge Medieval History. CUP Archive. pp. 252–253. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

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