Battle of Aquae Sextiae

The Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) took place in 102 BC. After a string of Roman defeats (see: the Battle of Noreia, the Battle of Burdigala, and the Battle of Arausio), the Romans under Gaius Marius finally defeated the Teutones and Ambrones as they attempted to advance through the Alps into Italy. The Teutones and the Ambrones were defeated. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling gladiators in the Third Servile War. Local lore associates the name of the mountain, Mont St Victoire, with the Roman victory at the battle of Aquae Sextiae, but Frédéric Mistral and other scholars have debunked this theory.

Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Part of the Cimbrian War

John Harris Valda: The Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC
Date102 BC
Location
Modern Aix-en-Provence, France
43°31′41″N 5°27′7″E
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Teutones
Ambrones		 Roman Republic
Commanders and leaders
Teutobod  Gaius Marius
Strength

The Battle against the Ambrones
c. 30,000 (the warriors of the Ambrones)

The Battle of Aquae Sextiae

c. 100,000–200,000 (the warriors of the entire tribal coalition)

The Battle against the Ambrones
c. 32,000–40,000 (six legions + auxiliaries)

The Battle of Aquae Sextiae

c. 32,000–40,000 (six legions + auxiliaries)
Location within France
Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Europe)
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