Cimbrian War

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military conflict war

The Cimbrian War was a late 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic fought migrating Germanic and Celtic tribes, leading to major military reforms and the rise of Gaius Marius.

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Label Occurrences
Cimbrian War canonical 8

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerent Ambrones ⓘ
Cimbri ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
Teutones ⓘ
Tigurini ⓘ
cause migration of the Cimbri and Teutones ⓘ
pressure of migrating tribes on Roman frontiers ⓘ
century 2nd century BC ⓘ
combatantStrength large Roman consular armies ⓘ
large migrating tribal hosts ⓘ
conflictType Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ
consequence Marian military reforms ⓘ
increased political influence of Roman generals ⓘ
professionalization of the Roman army ⓘ
rise of Gaius Marius ⓘ
endDate 101 BC ⓘ
era Late Roman Republic ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Aquae Sextiae ⓘ
Battle of Arausio ⓘ
Battle of Burdigala ⓘ
Battle of Noreia ⓘ
Battle of Vercellae ⓘ
notableCommander Boiorix ⓘ
Gaius Marius ⓘ
Gnaeus Mallius Maximus ⓘ
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo ⓘ
Servilius Caepio ⓘ
surface form: Gnaeus Servilius Caepio

Lucius Cassius Longinus ⓘ
surface form: Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Marcus Aurelius Scaurus ⓘ
Quintus Lutatius Catulus ⓘ
Teutobod ⓘ
notableEvent Roman defeat at Arausio ⓘ
decisive victories of Gaius Marius at Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae ⓘ
massive Roman casualties in early engagements ⓘ
opponent Celtic tribes ⓘ
Germanic peoples ⓘ
surface form: Germanic tribes
partOf Roman Republic military history ⓘ
place Gaul ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
surface form: Southern Gaul
relatedTo Germanic wars ⓘ
Marian reforms ⓘ
Roman military history ⓘ
result Roman control of northern Italy strengthened ⓘ
Roman victory ⓘ
destruction of major Cimbrian and Teutonic forces ⓘ
startDate 113 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaius Marius → commandedIn → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Roman–Germanic wars → hasPart → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Jugurthine War → followedBy → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Aquae Sextiae → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Vercellae → partOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Vercellae → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Quintus Lutatius Catulus → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Life of Marius → historicalEventsDescribed → Cimbrian War ⓘ