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
History of the Jews in Canada Jews of East European origin were not allowed to own farms in the old country, and thus had little experience in farming. One settlement that did do well was Yid'n Bridge, Saskatchewan, started by South African farmers. Eventually the community grew larger as the South African Jews, who had gone to South Africa from Lithuania invited Jewish families directly from Europe to join them, and the settlement eventually became a town, whose name was later changed to the Anglicized name of Edenbridge., The Jewish farming settlement did not last to a second generation, however. Beth Israel Synagogue at Edenbridge is