Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The battle of Vercellae, 1725-1729 The Battle of Vercellae, or Battle of
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The battle of Vercellae, 1725-1729 The Battle of Vercellae, or Battle of the Raudine Plain, in 101 BC was the Roman victory of Consul Gaius Marius over the invading Germanic Cimbri tribe near the settlement of Vercellae in Cisalpine Gaul. The Cimbri were virtually wiped out, with the Romans claiming to have killed 140,000 and captured 60,000, including large numbers of women and children. Much credit for this victory has been given to the actions of Proconsul Quintus Lutatius Catulus’s legate, Lucius Cornelius Sulla who led the Roman and allied Italian cavalry. -- source link
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