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Battle of Arausio

Battle of Arausio was a battle fought on 5 October 105 BC at Arausio, in what is now France. It was part of the Cimbrian War, which ran from 113 BC to 101 BC. The recorded result: Cimbri-Teutonic victory. Recorded strength: 200,000 against 120,00080,000 troops (10–12 Roman legion.

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Fought5 October 105 BC
WhereArausio, France44.133N, 4.800E
OutcomeCimbri-Teutonic victory
BelligerentsCimbri; TeutonsagainstRoman Republic
Casualties and losses15,000 killedand80,000; 39,990 camp followers killed
Part ofCimbrian War113 BC to 101 BC

Where it sits in the Cimbrian War

Battle of Noreia, 112 BCBattle of Burdigala, 107 BCBattle of Arausio, 105 BCBattle of Aquae Sextiae, 102 BCBattle of Vercellae, 101 BC112 BC101 BCBattle of Arausio, 105 BC
5 placed engagements of the Cimbrian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 October 105 BC
PlaceArausio, France
44.133N, 4.800E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength200,000120,00080,000 troops (10–12 Roman legion
Casualties and losses15,000 killed80,000; 39,990 camp followers killed
Commanders
  • Boiorix
  • Teutobod
  • Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC)
  • Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
Battle of ArausioBattle of ArausioBattle of Rhone CrossingSiege of AvignonBattle of AvignonSiege of AvignonSiege of BeaucaireSiege of AvignonBattle of AvignonSiege of BeaucaireMarseilleGrenobleToulonMontpellierBéziersAix-en-Provence100 km44.133N, 4.800E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Arausio
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Arausio today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-07-16. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 39 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 24 to 125 m, 101 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 36% tree cover, 29% cropland, 24% built-up.

tree cover: 36%cropland: 29%built-up: 24%grassland: 8%shrubland: 3%tree cover 36%cropland 29%built-up 24%grassland 8%shrubland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km29 to 103 mnorth to south, 10.0 km30 to 53 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Arausio is one of 94 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q776215, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arausio, revision 1380107034, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.