Battle of Arausio

When

2 Oct 105 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

44.13° N, 4.80° E

Description

battle between the ancient Roman Republic and several German tribes

Battle during the Cimbrian War (105 BC)

The Battle of Arausio took place on 6 October 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio, now Orange, Vaucluse, and the Rhône river, when two Roman armies, commanded by proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Cimbri and Teuton migratory tribes who were led by Boiorix and Teutobod respectively.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Arausio, where the Cimbri destroy two Roman armies on the Rhône, is the most severe defeat of Roman forces since the Battle of Cannae”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Kimbernkriege: In der Schlacht bei Arausio werden die Römer von den Kimbern und Teutonen vernichtend geschlagen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Cimbres, les Teutons, les Ambrons et les Tigurins remportent une grande victoire sur les Romains du proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio et du consul Cnaeus…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “6 октября в Битве при Араузионе кимвры и тевтоны уничтожают римскую армию под командованием проконсула Квинта Сервилия Цепиона и консула Гнея Маллия Максима”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La Batalla de Arausio, donde los cimbrios destruyen dos ejércitos romanos en el Ródano, es la derrota más severa de fuerzas romanas desde la Batalla de Cannas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة أراوسيو”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アラウシオの戦いで、キンブリ族はローヌ川のローマ軍2師団を破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Cimbrian War113 BCE · War