Battle of Aquae Sextiae

Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Part of the Cimbrian War
and Roman–Germanic Wars

John Harris Valda: The Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC
Date102 BC
Location43°31′41″N 5°27′7″E / 43.52806°N 5.45194°E / 43.52806; 5.45194
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Teutons
Ambrones
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Marius Teutobod Surrendered
Strength

The Battle against the Ambrones
c. 32,000–40,000 (six legions + auxiliaries)


The Battle of Aquae Sextiae

c. 32,000–40,000 (six legions + auxiliaries)

The Battle against the Ambrones
c. 30,000 (the warriors of the Ambrones)


The Battle of Aquae Sextiae

c. 100,000–200,000 (the warriors of the entire tribal coalition)[a]
Battle of Aquae Sextiae is located in France
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Location within France
Battle of Aquae Sextiae is located in Europe
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Europe)
The migrations of the Cimbri and the Teutons
BattleL Roman victories
BattleW Cimbrian and Teutone victories

The Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) took place in 102 BC. After a string of Roman defeats (see: the Battle of Noreia, the Battle of Burdigala, and the Battle of Arausio[1][2]), the Romans under Gaius Marius finally defeated the Teutones and Ambrones as they attempted to advance through the Alps into Italy.[3][4] Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling gladiators in the Third Servile War.[5] Local lore associates the name of the mountain, Mont St. Victoire, with the Roman victory at the battle of Aquae Sextiae, but Frédéric Mistral and other scholars have debunked this theory.[6]


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  1. ^ Duncan 2017, p. 121.
  2. ^ Duncan 2017, p. 126.
  3. ^ Duncan 2017, pp. 140–41.
  4. ^ Livy 2003, 68.3.
  5. ^ Strauss, Barry (2009). The Spartacus War. Simon and Schuster. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-1-4165-3205-7.
  6. ^ Clerc, Michel (1905). " La Légende de Marius en Provence " Annales des Facultés de droit et des lettres d'Aix (in French). Harvard University. Paris : Fontemoing. pp. 273–280.

Battle of Aquae Sextiae

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