Battle of Arausio remains that they were able to produce "magna copia" (a great abundance) of yield for many years. The battle as well as the events surrounding it are described in detail in Colleen McCullough's 1990 historical fiction novel "The First Man in Rome". Battle of Arausio The Battle of Arausio took place on 6 October 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio (modern day Orange, Vaucluse) and the Rhône River. Ranged against the migratory tribes of the Cimbri under Boiorix and the Teutoni under Teutobod were two Roman armies, commanded by the proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and consul
Bibliography of British and Irish History Bibliography of British and Irish History The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is an electronic bibliography of British and Irish history. The bibliography covers the Roman period up to the present day including relations with the British Empire and Commonwealth. It is published electronically and was developed from the printed "Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History". It now includes over 584,000 entries and is updated three times per year (February, June and October). It is managed by Brepols Publishers in association with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research. The academic editor