Cimbri

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The Cimbri were an ancient Germanic tribe known for their massive migratory incursions into Roman territory and their decisive defeat by Gaius Marius during the late 2nd century BCE.

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Label Occurrences
Cimbri canonical 24
Cimbri and Teutones 1
Germanic tribe Cimbri 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic people
ancient tribe
historical ethnic group
alliedWith Ambrones
Teutones
category Ancient Germanic peoples
Tribes involved in wars against Rome
conflict Cimbrian War
conflictWith Roman Republic
defeatedBy Gaius Marius
Roman Republic
era Late Roman Republic
ethnicClassification Germanic
finalDefeat Battle of Vercellae
finalDefeatYear 101 BCE
historicalStatus extinct ethnic group
impact prompted Roman military reforms
knownFor defeat by Gaius Marius
migratory incursions into Roman territory
participation in the Cimbrian War
languageFamily Germanic languages
migratedThrough Gaul
Iberian Peninsula
Northern Italy
militaryCharacteristic large migratory war bands
notableBattle Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Battle of Arausio
Battle of Vercellae
notableLoss heavy casualties at Battle of Vercellae
notableOpponent Gaius Marius
Quintus Servilius Caepio
linked to: Servilius Caepio
opposedBy Roman legions under Gaius Marius
linked to: Roman legion
originalRegionTraditionallyAssociatedWith Jutland Peninsula
possibleHomeland Himmerland
regionOfActivity Central Europe
Cisalpine Gaul
Transalpine Gaul
linked to: Gaul
relatedEvent Marian reforms
religion Germanic paganism (inferred)
societalType tribal society
sourceMention Greek historians
Roman historians
timePeriod 2nd century BCE
Cimbrian War (113–101 BCE)
linked to: Cimbrian War

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