Cimbrian War

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cimbrian War canonical 28
Cimbrian War (113–101 BCE) 1
Cimbrian coalition 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
Gnaeus Servilius Caepio ⓘ
linked to: Servilius Caepio

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 tribes ⓘ
linked to: Germanic peoples
partOf Roman Republic military history ⓘ
place Gaul ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
Southern Gaul ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

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 ⓘ
Quintus Sertorius → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Cimbri → timePeriod → Cimbrian War (113–101 BCE) ⓘ
linked to: Cimbrian War
Cimbri → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Teutones → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Ambrones → partOf → Cimbrian coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cimbrian War
Ambrones → involvedInConflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Tigurini → involvedInConflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Boiorix → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Teutobod → participantIn → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Teutobod → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Marian military reforms → followed → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus → participatedIn → Roman–Cimbrian conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Cimbrian War
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus → diedIn → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Burdigala → conflictOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Burdigala → partOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Arausio → conflictOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Noreia → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of Noreia → partOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Gnaeus Mallius Maximus → conflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Battle of the Raudine Plain → partOf → Cimbrian War ⓘ
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC) → militaryConflict → Cimbrian War ⓘ
subject linked to: gens Lutatia