Cimbri
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The Cimbri were an ancient tribe in Europe. Ancient authors described them variously as a Celtic-Gaulish, Germanic, or even Cimmerian people. Several ancient sources indicate that they lived in Jutlan
The Defeat of the Cimbri by Alexandre-Gabriel Décamps, 1833
Marius (seated) and the ambassadors of the Cimbri (William Rainey, 1900)
Three carnyx players are depicted at right on plate E of the Gundestrup cauldron.
Cimbrian War
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The Cimbrian or Cimbric War was fought between the Roman Republic and the Germanic and Celtic tribes of the Cimbri and the Teutons, Ambrones and Tigurini, who migrated from the Jutland peninsula into
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…while others argue that it was Celtic. Together with the Teutones and the Ambrones, they fought the Roman Republic between 113 and 101 BC during the Cimbrian 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…
Marius as victor over the invading Cimbri