Editing Caracalla (section)

=== Alamannic war ===
In 213, about a year after Geta's death, Caracalla left Rome, never to return.{{sfn|Dunstan|2011|p=406}} He went north to the German frontier to deal with the [[Alamanni]], a confederation of [[Germanic Tribes|Germanic tribes]] who had broken through the ''[[Limes (Roman Empire)|limes]]'' in [[Raetia]].{{sfn|Dunstan|2011|p=406}}<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|title=The Romans, from village to empire|last1=Boatwright|first1=Mary Taliaferro|last2=Gargola|first2=Daniel J|last3=Talbert|first3=Richard J. A.|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|isbn=0-19-511875-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/romansfromvillag00boat_0/page/413 413]|url=https://archive.org/details/romansfromvillag00boat_0/page/413}}</ref> During the campaign of 213–214, Caracalla successfully defeated some of the Germanic tribes while settling other difficulties through diplomacy, though precisely with whom these treaties were made remains unknown.<ref name=":7" />{{sfn|Scott|2008|p=25}} While there, Caracalla strengthened the frontier fortifications of Raetia and [[Germania Superior]], collectively known as the [[Agri Decumates]], so that it was able to withstand any further barbarian invasions for another twenty years.