| The Quadi and the Marcomanni, 83 who had taken the lead in the war, were the most severely punished in its catastrophe. |
| After his expulsion the leadership of the Marcomanni was contested by their Suebic neighbours and allies, the Hermunduri and Quadi. |
| It is thought that this group probably contained a significant amount of Quadi, moving out of their homeland under pressure from Radagaisus. |
| Within his own alliance were various Suebic peoples, Hermunduri, Quadi, Semnones, Lugii, Zumi, Butones, Mugilones, Sibini and Langobards. |
| North of the Baemoi, is the Luna forest which has iron mines, and which is south of the Quadi. |
| The Quadi are on the edge of greater Suebia, having the Sarmatians to the southeast. |
