![]() ![]() Many tried to escape in that direction, but legionaries of the time were not known for their prowess at swimming, and certainly not when encumbered with armor.In other circumstances the army might have fled, but the poor positioning of the camp left them with their backs to the river Already at a low ebb due to the infighting of the commanders, this Roman force had also witnessed the complete destruction of their colleagues.With a great boost in confidence from an easy victory, the Cimbri then proceeded to destroy the force commanded by Maximus.The Cimbri were able to ransack Caepio's own camp, which had been left practically undefended.Caepio's force was annihilated because of the hasty nature of the assault and the tenacity of Cimbri defence. ![]() Caepio was presumably motivated into action by the thought that Maximus might be successful in negotiations and claim all the credit for a successful outcome The sight of two Roman armies gave Boiorix pause for thought, and he entertained negotiations with Maximus.Maximus managed to convince Caepio to move his force to the same side of the river, but Caepio still insisted on a different camp, and actually pitched his closer to the enemy.The Roman force was completely overwhelmed and the legate was captured and brought before Boiorix.The initial contact between the two forces occurred when a detached picketing group under the legate Marcus Aurelius Scaurus met an advance party of the Cimbri.105/14 Omens and emergency measures following the battle of Arausio. However, because Maximus was a novus homo and therefore lacked the noble background of the Roman aristocracy Caepio refused to serve under him and made camp on the opposite side of the river. Arausio - 105/13 The Cimbri defeat Caepio and destroy the Roman army at Arausio. As the consul of the year, Maximus out-ranked Caepio and therefore should by law have been the senior commander of the combined armies.Roman losses are described as being up to 80,000 troops, as well as another 40,000 auxiliary troops (allies) and servants and camp followers - virtually all of their participants in the battle. The terrible defeat gave Gaius Marius the opportunity to come to the fore and radically reform the organization and recruitment of Roman legions. However, bitter differences between the commanders prevented the Roman armies from cooperating, with devastating results. Ranged against the migratory tribes of the Cimbri under Boiorix and the Teutoni were two Roman armies, commanded by the proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. The Battle of Arausio took place on October 6, 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio (modern day Orange, Vaucluse) and the Rhône River. A map of the area around the battle positions The Battle of Arausio took place on 6 October 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio (now Orange, Vaucluse), and the Rhône River. ![]()
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