The Cimbrian War 113–101 BC: The Rise of Caius Marius (Campaign Book 393) by Nic Fields (Author) & Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) ISBN 9781472854940, 1472854942 instant download

The Cimbrian War 113–101 BC: The Rise of Caius Marius (Campaign Book 393) by Nic Fields (Author) & Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) ISBN 9781472854940, 1472854942 instant download

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...