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second legion as
Arausio (after the
local Celtic water god), or
Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio in full, "the
Julian colony of
Arausio established...
- The
Battle of
Arausio took
place on 6
October 105 BC, at a site
between the town of
Arausio, now Orange, Vaucluse, and the Rhône river,
where two Roman...
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Arausio was a
local Celtic water god who gave his name to the town of
Arausio (Orange) in
southern Gaul, as
attested to by
ancient inscriptions. The modern...
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suffered since the
Second Punic War, with
victories at the
battles of
Arausio and Noreia, were left
almost completely annihilated after Roman victories...
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potential and lost the
Battle of Noreia. The
Romans also lost the
Battle of
Arausio (105 BC) and
other lesser battles,
before putting Gaius Marius in charge...
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served the
Roman colony of
Arausio (or, more specifically,
Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio: "the
Julian colony of
Arausio established by the soldiers...
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consul and his army.
Leading one of the two
Roman armies into the
Battle of
Arausio, this
refusal to
cooperate with his
superior officer, led to the destruction...
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Publius Rutilius Rufus become Roman consuls.
October 6 – The
Battle of
Arausio,
where the
Cimbri destroy two
Roman armies on the Rhône, is the most severe...
-
migrating tribes attacked and
overran both
armies in
detail at the
Battle of
Arausio.
Mallius lost his sons in the
battle and
after his
return to Rome he was...
- War. The
Cimbri were
initially successful,
particularly at the
Battle of
Arausio, in
which a
large Roman army was routed. They then
raided large areas in...
