CAM393 The Cimbrian War 113-101 BC The Rise of Caius Marius

A gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini. Rome's victory in the Cimbrian War was born of a number of huge and devastating defeats at the hands of the Germanic tribes (chiefly the Cimbri and Teutones), who had migrated en masse southwards in the late 2nd century BC. These included the defeat in 113 BC of the consul Cnaeus Papirius Carbo at Noreia; the smashing of Marcus Iunius Silanus' army near Burdigala (Bourdeaux) in 109 BC, and the humiliating destruction of two consular armies at Arausio (Orange) four years later. This work explores how, in the autumn of 105 BC, Caius Marius managed to contain the Germanic threat in the north, before crushing it in two successful battles, at Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) in Gallia Transalpina in 102 BC and at Vercellae (Vercelli) in Gallia Cisalpina in 101 BC. Packed with stunning illustrations covering the major clashes of this epic and drawn-out war of the late Republic, this work brings to life for the first time Rome's vital quashing of the Germanic threat to its very existence. It also documents the rise of Marius, one of Rome's most important martial figures, who was highly significant in the transformation of its armed forces. Cover 1 Contents 3 Origins Of The War 5 Chronology 6 The Roman Consuls During The War 7 Command: Caius Marius 8 New Man 9 The Ambitious Soldier 11 War With Iugurtha 14 Opposing Forces 18 The Northern Tribes 18 Roman: Marius’ Mules 23 The Cimbrian War 47 First Encounters, 113–107 bc 47 Arausio, 105 bc 51 Aquae Sextiae, 102 bc 60 Vercellae, 101 bc 73 Aftermath 88 Political Wilderness 88 Abbreviations 92 Bibliography 93 Index 95 Imprint 97