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on the camp and caught the enemy force between his own main force in the front and an ambush of 3,000 men under the command of Marcus
Claudius Marcellus who Marius had sent under the cover of darkness the night before the battle in order to strike the enemy rear. This new threat caused a panic and in short time the army collapsed into rout. Plutarch reported that Marius took 100,000 prisoners, though this is likely exaggerated. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling
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acting as Roman auxiliaries came to their rescue and were repulsed across the river. The opportunity was not lost on Marius. The Romans quickly formed ranks and caught the
Ambrones trying to recross the river. The Ambrones lost the main part of their force. Two days later Marius repulsed an attack
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Teutones and Ambrones, who for half a score of years kept the world in suspense. All three peoples were doubtless of Germanic stock. We may take it as established that the original home of the Cimbri was on the Jutish peninsula, that of the Teutones
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Tigurini, fugitives from the extreme parts of Gaul, since the Ocean had inundated their territories, began to seek new
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Teutons and Ambrones assaulted the camp of Marius and were repulsed. They decided to go on and streamed around the camp, giving the Roman soldiers messages for the wives they should encounter as domestics when enslaved. Marius followed swiftly and again encamped next to them at
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Ambrones, who were still using it. The
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1378:Hilleviones
1291:Frisiavones
1159:Cananefates
1149:Burgundians
1060:Banochaemae
910:Anglo-Saxon
861:Anglo-Saxon
827:Anglo-Saxon
810:Anglo-Saxon
793:Anglo-Saxon
443:CUP Archive
106:in 102 BC.
1750:Categories
1674:Vinoviloth
1462:Marcomanni
1445:Helveconae
1423:Heaðobards
1393:Istvaeones
1383:Ingaevones
1368:Hermunduri
1336:Ostrogoths
1326:Greuthungi
1204:Chattuarii
1030:Angrivarii
1025:Ampsivarii
993:Lentienses
822:Literature
712:Viking Age
611:Gallic War
565:Plutarch,
547:, book 68.
539:Plutarch,
530:, book 67.
509:Plutarch,
412:"Ambronen"
376:Zuider Zee
347:gladiators
228:Ambisagrus
1669:Vidivarii
1664:Victohali
1654:Vangiones
1587:Thuringii
1492:Nuithones
1388:Irminones
1351:Visigoths
1341:Thervingi
1301:Gambrivii
1254:Dulgubnii
1249:Dauciones
1199:Chasuarii
1139:Brondings
1065:Bastarnae
1055:Baiuvarii
1035:Armalausi
998:Raetovari
932:Languages
900:Symbology
760:Folklore
755:Festivals
545:Periochae
528:Periochae
342:Ligurians
251:Hans Kuhn
216:Ambigatus
170:Ammerland
1735:Category
1642:Hasdingi
1627:Usipetes
1607:Tubantes
1592:Toxandri
1572:Tencteri
1547:Suarines
1532:Sicambri
1527:Semnones
1507:Reudigni
1477:Mattiaci
1467:Marsacii
1418:Lombards
1408:Lacringi
1403:Juthungi
1234:Corconti
1219:Cherusci
1194:Charudes
1174:Chaedini
1144:Bructeri
1129:Bateinoi
1100:Eburones
1095:Condrusi
1090:Caeroesi
1085:Atuatuci
1020:Ambrones
983:Brisgavi
978:Alemanni
856:Paganism
745:Clothing
740:Calendar
687:Germania
609:Caesar,
472:June 26,
435:(1957).
386:Sicambri
361:See also
355:Atuatuci
220:Ambiorix
196:Ambrones
174:Emmerich
124:Ombrones
116:Ambrones
100:Teutobod
61:Ἄμβρωνες
53:Ambrones
1659:Varisci
1647:Silingi
1637:Vandals
1612:Tulingi
1602:Triboci
1597:Treveri
1577:Teutons
1567:Taifals
1542:Sitones
1482:Nemetes
1440:Helisii
1413:Lemovii
1331:Gutones
1264:Firaesi
1259:Favonae
1239:Cugerni
1229:Cobandi
1184:Chamavi
1179:Chaemae
1169:Casuari
1164:Caritni
1134:Betasii
1105:Paemani
1040:Auiones
905:Warfare
883:Scripts
851:Numbers
675:History
381:Ligures
349:in the
306:Liguria
302:Noricum
291:History
280:Widsith
275:Ptolemy
271:Vistula
267:Fehmarn
259:Jutland
234:Origins
224:Ambiani
200:Ligures
190:Ambriki
154:Fehmarn
148:(older
141:Widsith
130:; the *
128:Vistula
88:invaded
84:Teutons
73:Jutland
1679:Warini
1632:Vagoth
1617:Tungri
1582:Thelir
1562:Swedes
1557:Sunici
1522:Saxons
1517:Rugini
1450:Manimi
1435:Diduni
1373:Heruli
1311:Gepids
1296:Frisii
1274:Franks
1224:Cimbri
1214:Chauci
1209:Chatti
1122:Nervii
1117:Morini
1075:Belgae
1070:Batavi
1045:Avarpi
1010:Angles
970:Groups
920:Viking
866:Gothic
844:Gothic
750:Family
593:
526:Livy,
285:Saxons
244:Celtic
226:, and
182:Ombrii
164:, and
150:Ambrum
136:Ymbrum
134:(dat.
80:Cimbri
25:Cimbri
1552:Suebi
1537:Sciri
1512:Rugii
1502:Quadi
1487:Njars
1472:Marsi
1430:Lugii
1398:Jutes
1363:Harii
1358:Gutes
1316:Goths
1306:Geats
1244:Danes
1189:Chali
1110:Segni
1050:Baemi
893:Runes
878:Rings
871:Norse
839:Names
832:Norse
815:Norse
798:Norse
567:Lives
541:Lives
511:Lives
392:Notes
367:Amrum
314:Rhône
263:Amrum
206:- to
186:Ambri
178:Umbri
166:Emmer
162:Amper
158:Ammer
146:Amrum
132:Ymbre
71:from
65:Roman
1622:Ubii
1269:Fosi
1154:Buri
591:ISBN
474:2018
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