Roxolani

plural noun

Rox·​o·​la·​ni

ˌräksəˈlä(ˌ)nē,

-lāˌnī

: an ancient Sarmatian people living northeast of the Black sea, sometimes preying upon the Roman provinces, and sometimes serving as Roman auxiliaries

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