The Cimbri (Greek: Κίμβροι, Kímbroi; Latin: Cimbri) were an ancient tribe in Europe. Ancient authors described them variously as a Celtic , Gaulish , Germanic , or even Cimmerian people. Several ancient sources indicate that they lived in Jutland , which in some classical texts was called the Cimbrian peninsula.

The Cimbri initially set about complying peacefully with Rome's demands, but soon discovered that Carbo had laid an ambush against them. Infuriated by this treachery, they attacked and, at the Battle of Noreia, annihilated Carbo's army, almost killing Carbo in the process.

Jan 14, 2020 · The Cimbri were a tribe who lived in northern Jutland during the Roman era. Their ethnicity is enigmatic; scholars generally believe that the Cimbri were Germans, though others maintain that they were...

Cimbri, a Germanic tribe whose military incursion into Roman Italy was thrust back in 101 bc. Forced out of what is now Denmark by overpopulation and the encroaching sea, the Cimbri pushed southward, eventually swelling in numbers by the addition of …

He defeated the Teutones at present-day Aix-en-Provence in southeastern France in 102 B. C.E., and the Cimbri near Vercellae (modern Vercelli) in present-day northwestern Italy in 101 B. C.E. It is said that when the outcome of the battle was clear, Cimbri women killed their children and themselves. Marius was viewed as the savior of Rome.

Apr 13, 2017 · The Germanic Cimbri and Teutoni tribes abandoned their homes in Jutland and began a southward migration in 120-115 B.C. In 113 B.C., they arrived in Noricum, in present-day Austria. The local tribe in Noricum, an ally of Rome, begged for help against the incursion.

The Cimbri coalition reached the frontiers of the Roman Republic, where they fought and defeated multiple Roman armies. Their victory at Arausio (Orange) in 105 BCE, was one of the greatest disasters in the history of Roman warfare.

The Cimbri were a Germanic tribe originating from northern Jutland, an area now known as Himmerland in modern Denmark. In the late second century BC, the Cimbri, facing overpopulation and environmental changes, migrated southward alongside other tribes such as …

The Cimbri. The Cimbri were a Germanic tribe who originally started out in today's Denmark. They then shuffled south, teamed up with the Teutones, or Teutoni, and fought the Romans.

The term Cimbri, according to Plutarch, signified “robbers,” or, according to Mallett, the word “Cimbri” means warriors or giants; and “Cimber,” in the Gothic and German language signified a robber. According to some writers, the Cimbri were a Gothic or Teutonic race, but others consider they were originally Celts, and descended ...