Battle of Arausio 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 Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. However, bitter differences between the commanders prevented the Roman armies from cooperating, with devastating results. The terrible defeat gave Gaius Marius the opportunity to come to the fore and radically reform the organization and recruitment of Roman legions. Roman
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