Battle of Arausio

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cimbri
gptkb:Cimbrian_War
gptkbp:aftermath led to reforms in the Roman army
increased pressure on Rome from Germanic tribes
gptkbp:casualties approximately 80,000 Romans
unknown number of Cimbri
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Cimbri
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brennus
Gaius Mallius Maximus
gptkbp:date 105 BC
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Vercellae
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Cimbrian War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Arausio
gptkbp:location Arausio
gptkbp:notable_event Cimbri ambushed Roman forces
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Noreia
gptkbp:result Roman defeat
gptkbp:significance one of the largest defeats in Roman history
gptkbp:strategic_importance demonstrated vulnerabilities of Roman military tactics
gptkbp:type land battle