Trier: Hariulf Inscription

The Burgundians were an East-Germanic tribe that in the third century migrated to the west, and later settled in an area that had once been occupied by the Alamans. Their new kingdom was situated on the Lower Main, opposite Mainz. Although the Burgundians eventually would invade the Roman Empire, relations could be cordial too: Rome and the Burgundians were united in their opposition to the Alamans.

This is corroborated by the Hariulf Inscription from Trier: the tombstone of a Burgandian prince who was a member of the emperor's bodyguard, but died young. He lived in the second half of the fourth century, perhaps serving Valentinian I. The inscription, known as CIL 13.3682,  is now in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier.

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