oct 21, 109 BC - 109 BC- Lucius Cassius Longinus, consul sent to Gaul at the head of another large army, fought the Cimbri and their Gallic allies
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despite the huge number of tribesmen, the Romans routed them. Unfortunately for the Romans, a few days later they were ambushed while marching on Burdigala. The Battle of Burdigala destroyed the Romans' hopes of definitively defeating the Cimbri and so the Germanic threat continued.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 21, 109 BC
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~ 2137 years ago