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Ambrones, the Ligurians also formed battle lines. They continued their shouting match for a while and then the battle finally ensued. While these events were taking place, Marius had formed up his legions and marched to reinforce his Ligurian auxiliaries. When the legionaries arrived at the battle, they cast their pila (the Roman throwing spear) into the Ambrones, killing several warriors or rendering their shields useless, unsheathed their gladius (the Roman short sword) and waded in. After the legions' arrival, the battle quickly turned into a rout. Marius's heavily armed, expertly trained soldiers easily overpowered the Ambrones and pushed them toward the river. The Ambrones suffered terrible losses while on the Roman side losses were very low.
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Ambrones, caught by surprise, called for their fellow tribesmen who were eating dinner and drinking in their camp on their side of the river. The Romans, working on their camp, heard the commotion and quickly grasped the situation. Marius's Ligurian auxiliaries, without orders from Marius, dropped their tools, took up their weapons and sprinted to their servants' aid. The Ambrones now formed a battle line and awaited the Ligurians. Many tribesmen were weighed down by food, half-naked from bathing or intoxicated.
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drew their swords and awaited the enemy at the top of the hill. Roman strategy, discipline and training asserted itself and the tribesmen were unable to dislodge the legions from their superior position. The battle continued for much of the morning, with neither side gaining the upper hand. However, the well-conditioned and disciplined legionaries slowly and systematically forced the tribal horde down the hill until both the Romans and barbarians were on level ground.
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explanation for the one-sidedness of the slaughter was the sheer crowding together of the encircled troops, making them an easy target and preventing them from fighting ". Those who did escape were pursued relentlessly. By the end of the afternoon, most of the barbarian warriors were dead or captured. Teutobod, the Teutonic king, and his warriors escaped the battle only to be caught by the Sequani, who handed them over to Marius.
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Marius did not allow a victory celebration, because he knew the Teutones were still in the field and feared a counter-attack. By the time the fighting ended, it was too late in the day to finish their fortified camp, leaving the Romans vulnerable. Marius sent a detachment of troops into the woods to
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capturing their king Copillus. Marius was tasked with rebuilding, effectively from scratch, the Gallic legions. Basing his army around a core of trained legionaries from the last year, Marius again secured exemption from the property requirements and with his newly-minted reputation for glorious and
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Since the Teutones were waiting for him on the plain near Aquae Sextiae, Marius had the opportunity to reconnoiter the area and select a suitable site for the upcoming battle. Four days after slaughtering the Ambrones, Marius marched his army onto the plain and took position on the high ground. He
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After they failed to lure the Romans, they tried to wait them out, but Marius had anticipated this and his fortress was well stocked. Frustrated the tribesmen attacked the fort for three days. Assault after assault was launched at the Roman defense works, but the fortifications held and from these
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The surviving Ambrones and the Teutones, bent on revenge, eagerly awaited the upcoming confrontation and, when the Romans finally showed themselves on the Aquae Sextiae plain, charged uphill. The Romans unleashed a barrage of javelins, killing or maiming many tribesmen, then stood in close order,
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A Teuton warrior even issued a challenge directly to Marius. The barbarian invited the general to join him in single combat. Marius mocked him by advising him that if the warrior desired death he should find a rope, fashion a noose and hang himself. The Teuton did not give up so Marius produced a
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As the Romans trailed the tribal coalition, after each day's march Marius ordered his men to build a fortified camp with impressive defense works. After all the losses they suffered trying to take Marius's fortress on the Rhone, the Teutones and Ambrones never tried to storm Marius's camp again.
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Marius ordered his camp servants and all other non-combatants to march with the army. He also ordered his beasts of burden to be fashioned as cavalry horses. All of this was to create the illusion his forces were larger than they really were. He wanted the barbarians to hold back more of their
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After forming their battle lines, the Ambrones started beating their swords and spears against their shields and chanting their battle cry: 'Ambrones!'. The Ligurians who were charging towards them had once been called Ambrones as well and also started to shout 'Ambrones!'. After reaching the
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Several days after crossing the Rhone, Marius's army camped near the Ambrones, who for some reason had decided to camp separately from their Teutonic allies, when a couple of army servants, fetching water from the river, ran into an unknown number of Ambrones bathing in the river. The bathing
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This was when Claudius Marcellus and his 3,000 men loudly and viciously attacked the enemy rear. The Ambrones and Teutones were now being attacked on two fronts and confusion set in. They broke ranks and started to flee, but most failed to escape. Modern research suggests that "one important
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instructed his legionaries to stand their ground on the hill, launch javelins, draw their swords, guard themselves with their shields and thrust the enemy back. He assured his men that, since the barbarians would be charging uphill, their footing would be unsure and they would be vulnerable.
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had quarrelled with their Germanic guests, and had asked them to leave the area. When Caepio arrived he only found the local tribes and they sensibly decided not to fight the newly arrived legions. Caepio's command was prorogued in 105 and a further six legions were raised in Rome by
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create a great noise to disorientate the barbarians and keep them from sleeping. This would also cause his enemies to be sluggish because of lack of sleep the next day. However, the night and the succeeding few days passed without incident, much to Marius' relief.
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The proceeds from the sale of slaves usually went to the commanding General, but in this case, Marius decided to donate the profits from the sale to his soldiers and officers. This, of course, made him even more popular than he already was with his men.
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By the conditions of the surrender three hundred of their married women were to be handed over to the Romans. When the Teuton matrons heard of this stipulation they first begged the consul that they might be set apart to minister in the temples of
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veteran gladiator and explained to the barbarian that if he still lusted for blood he could try and slay the trained fighter for it was beneath Marius's station as a consul to reduce himself to a common brawler.
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Marius was biding his time waiting for the barbarians to make a mistake. He was presented with a chance to take on part of the tribal horde when they entered the area of Aquae Sextiae.
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the Romans released a barrage of missiles, killing many barbarians and repulsing the rest. Still the Romans did not come out and the tribal coalition decided to move on south toward
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just outside Tolosa, and despite the huge number of tribesmen, the Romans routed them. Unfortunately for the Romans, a few days later they were ambushed while marching on
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Upon hearing the news, Rome went wild with relief. Finally one of their generals had defeated the Germans. Gaius Marius, as an act of gratitude, was again elected consul
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profitable victory, raised an army of some thirty thousand Romans and forty thousand Italian allies and auxiliaries. He established a base around the town of
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There were surviving warriors, women and children who were to be sold into slavery. Roman historians recorded that 300 of the captured women committed
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and annihilated by the numerically dominant Cimbrian warriors. The battle was considered the greatest Roman defeat since the slaughter suffered at the
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The entire tribal coalition numbered c. 250,000 people, one might assume c. 150,000 were women and children leaving c. 100,000 warriors.
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After the Noreia victory, the Cimbri and Teutones moved westward towards Gaul. A few years later, in 109 BC, they moved along the River
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as they attempted to advance through the Alps into Italy. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling
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To the Romans, the presence of the Germanic tribes in Gaul posed a serious threat to the stability in the area and to their prestige.
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with a report to Rome. It said that 37,000 superbly trained Romans had succeeded in defeating Teutons in two engagements.
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Plan of the battle of Aquae Sextiae (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, 1892).
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In 104 BC, the Cimbri and the Teutones seemed to be heading for Italy. The Romans sent the senior consul of 104,
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due to climate changes. They supposedly journeyed to the south-east and were soon joined by their neighbours the
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people. Unable to hold back these new, powerful invaders on their own, the Taurisci appealed to Rome for help.
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destroyed the Romans hope of finishing off the Cimbri and the Germanic threat continued to exist.
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warriors in reserve so his real forces would not be overwhelmed by the tribesmen's numbers.
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In 106 the Romans sent their largest army yet; the senior consul of 106,
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Theodor Mommsen's history of the battle, written in the late 1800s
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The Teutones and Ambrones, led by King Teutobod, had crossed the
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c. 100,000–200,000 (the warriors of the entire tribal coalition)
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According to ancient sources, sometime around 120–115 BC, the
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St Jerome (1893) . Schaff, Philip; Wace, Henry (eds.).
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Index

Cimbrian War
Roman–Germanic Wars

Aix-en-Provence
France
43°31′41″N 5°27′7″E / 43.52806°N 5.45194°E / 43.52806; 5.45194
Roman Republic
Teutons
Ambrones
Gaius Marius
Teutobod
Surrendered
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Cimbrian War
Noreia
Burdigala
Arausio
Tridentum
Aquae Sextiae
Vercellae

Aix-en-Provence
Roman
Battle of Noreia
Battle of Burdigala

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