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soon join them, or as an excuse to continue pillaging the fertile region they were occupying. Negotiations for land were unsuccessful, and soon the Cimbri advanced against Marius. Boiorix was probably spurred by the fact that his warriors were eager for a battle, confident in a victory (the Cimbri were as yet undefeated by the Romans), and were enjoying the land they were now occupying; as well, logistically, the
Cimbrian King could not afford to keep his massive host in one place for much longer. As a result, Boiorix convinced his people and sought a decisive battle.
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terrain, his soldiers' equipment and discipline, and his superior cavalry along with the aid of
Catulus and his officers to obliterate the Cimbri. The vast majority of Boiorix's army (purportedly 120,000 warriors and even more civilians) were killed or captured. Boiorix himself was slain, along with
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Boiorix rode up and challenged Marius to set the time and place to fight for ownership of the region. Marius acquiesced, and outlined the plain of
Vercellae (the exact location is not known). On the 30th of July, 101 BC, the Cimbri and Romans met and fought the Battle of Vercellae. Marius used the
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River, and prepared himself for the Cimbri using neighbouring routes. His efforts were thwarted when the
Boiorix and his warriors descended from the Alps, "displaying their strength and daring" by enduring the cold of the mountains and then sliding down the snow upon their shields. The Cimbri then
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In 101 BC Boiorix continued ravaging the Po Valley, perhaps moving generally westward and hoping to encounter the
Teutones and Ambrones. Marius and Catulus attempted to bring him and the Cimbri to battle, but Boiorix and his ambassadors declined either out of the genuine belief their allies would
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were able to engage each large Roman force individually. Caepio raided the Cimbri camp and failed, and the Cimbri then destroyed his army and sacked his camp. The tribesmen then moved and cornered the army of
Maximus on the river, and slaughtered them, with very few escaping. Purportedly, 80,000
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Those might be deemed fortunate who met death in the battle, as most did, including the brave king
Boiorix; more fortunate at least than those who afterwards in despair laid hands on themselves, or were obliged to seek in the slave-market of Rome the master who might retaliate on the individual
145:) or perhaps "King of Strikers." It can be seen as having either Proto-Germanic or Celtic roots. It is also possible Boiorix name was Celticized as a result of his tribe living among Celtic peoples in Jutland.
199:. The Cimbri became aware of Carbo's treachery and attacked the Roman army, with adverse weather preventing the army's complete annihilation. Only 6,000 of the 30,000 soldiers escaped.
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ordered the Cimbri under
Boiorix to depart Tauriscian lands and they complied. Carbo sent guides to lead the Cimbri away, but secretly intended to ambush them so he could gain a
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Boiorix and his warriors stalled long enough for Catulus' army to withdraw across the Athesis and destroy the bridge. Boiorix and the Cimbri then spread throughout the
345:, taking advantage of the lack of defenders to plunder the land as its citizens fled. Boiorix's allies, the Teutones and Ambrones, were destroyed by Gaius Marius at the
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Catulus may have tried to use the valley to diminish the vast numerical advantage
Boiorix had over him; he also built fortifications, a bridge across the
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dammed the river, beginning to break the bridge, and Catulus ordered a retreat. A heroic charge by the
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rejected the idea of flooding). He may have led his people against the
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was elected to his second consulship. The Cimbri split from the
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and finally marched toward Italy by 104 BC, the same year
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in the Jutland peninsula (known to the Romans as the
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188:, the first battle of the Cimbrian War. The
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388:were captured. According to the historian
275:were killed by Boiorix and his warriors.
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165:between 120-115 BC, for unclear reasons (
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271:Roman soldiers and 40,000 servants and
228:The Cimbri then marched southwest into
467:Compatangelo-Soussignan, Rita (2016).
16:King of the Cimbri tribe (died 101 BC)
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599:Sulla: A Dictator Reconsidered
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430:Rives, J.B. (Trans.) (1999).
224:Cimbri and Teutons victories.
380:. The other Cimbrian chiefs
706:Volume 3, Chapter 5, p. 449
669:Sampson, Gareth S. (2010).
303:and Teutones, crossing the
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738:People of the Cimbrian War
473:Revue des Études Anciennes
357:Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
121:with his noblemen at the
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317:Quintus Lutatius Catulus
238:Quintus Servilius Caepio
177:c. 113 BC to attack the
748:2nd-century BC monarchs
436:Oxford University Press
361:The battle of Vercellae
347:Battle of Aquae Sextiae
279:Tridentum and Vercellae
253:Marcus Aurelius Scaurus
137:, meaning "King of the
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339:Gnaeus Petreius Atinas
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234:Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
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133:Boiorix's name may be
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159:Cimbricus Chersonesus
149:Life and Cimbrian War
704:The History of Rome,
532:Granius Licinianus,
365:Ca' Dolfin Tiepolos
321:Battle of Tridentum
123:Battle of Vercellae
117:. He perished in a
743:Pre-Roman Iron Age
498:Mommsen, Theodor.
432:Germania: Germania
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363:, from the
349:in 102 BC.
266:under King
163:Scandinavia
717:Categories
688:1 December
655:Plutarch,
642:Plutarch,
633:Chapter 10
613:Plutarch,
584:Plutarch,
573:Periochae,
558:Plutarch,
547:Periochae,
519:Plutarch,
506:2009-04-18
419:Periochae,
402:References
155:Baltic Sea
119:last stand
56:Allegiance
382:Claodicus
343:Po Valley
336:Centurion
313:Tridentum
171:Scordisci
129:Etymology
453:Strabo,
386:Caesorix
301:Ambrones
289:Hispania
285:Pyrenees
268:Teutobod
264:Teutones
179:Taurisci
328:Athesis
309:Noricum
242:Arausio
197:triumph
143:Jutland
109:at the
95:Boeorix
91:Boiorix
77:†
23:Boiorix
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571:Livy,
545:Livy,
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417:Livy,
378:Lugius
249:legate
190:consul
175:Danube
167:Strabo
135:Celtic
107:Romans
99:Cimbri
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60:Cimbri
287:into
260:Rhône
240:near
39:Title
690:2012
677:ISBN
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575:67.8
549:67.1
523:27.7
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384:and
305:Alps
236:and
230:Gaul
139:Boii
42:King
29:Died
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