Aix-en-Provence (redirect from Aquae Sextiae)
inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains. Aix (Aquae Sextiae) was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus, who gave...
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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...
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under Marius in Gaul. He played a pivotal role during the Battle of Aquae Sextiae where he surprised the Teutones by attacking them from behind. As consul...
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consul every year from 104 to 100 BC, and he defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae and the Cimbri at Vercellae. However, Marius suffered political setbacks...
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Until 1481 it was ruled by the counts of Provence from their capital in Aquae Sextiae (today Aix-en-Provence), then became a province of the kings of France...
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Noreia, were left almost completely annihilated after Roman victories at Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been...
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Battle of Arausio in 105 BC. He was later captured at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC. In the late 2nd century BC, together with their neighbors...
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Cimbrian War. The defeat of the Teutones occurred at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae (near present-day Aix-en-Provence). According to the writings of Valerius...
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Teutons, led by Teutobod, were eventually defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC. The origin of the name Ambrones poses a great difficulty...
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Marius finally defeated the Teutones and Ambrones in the Battle of Aquae Sextiae as they attempted to advance through the Alps into Italy. The battle...
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overrun. Instead, they pursued their route, and Marius followed them. At Aquae Sextiae, the Romans won two battles and took the Teuton king Teutobod prisoner...
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completely defeated the Ambrones and the Teutones in a battle near Aquae Sextiae in Transalpine Gaul. In 101 BC the armies of Marius and Catulus joined...
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Varaždinske Toplice (Aquae Iasae) Daruvar (Aquae Balissae) Topusko Arles – Thermes de Constantin Aix-en-Provence (Aquae Sextiae) Bagnères-de-Luchon (Onesiorum...
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BCE) Battle of Agen (107 BCE) Battle of Arausio (105 BCE) Battle of Aquae Sextiae (102 BCE) Battle of Vercellae (101 BCE) Battle of Vosges (58 BCE) Battle...
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kill themselves. According to Roman historians, after the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC, 300 Teuton women committed mass suicide following their loss...
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administration of Gaul. He conquered the Salluvii, and founded the colony of Aquae Sextiae. Gaius C. f. Sextius Calvinus, described by Cicero as an excellent but...
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him. He almost certainly fought with his commander at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae (now Aix-en-Provence, France) in 102 BC and the Battle of Vercellae...
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invasions of the Teutons and the Cimbri until their defeat at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC, presaging the more turbulent Roman Iron Age and Migration...
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Teutones and Ambrones, were destroyed by Gaius Marius at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC. In 101 BC Boiorix continued ravaging the Po Valley, perhaps...
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of Mutina in 194 BC, the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC, the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC, and the Battle of Vercellae in 101 BC. The Celtic problem...
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in Sicily 102 BC: Gaius Marius defeats the Teutones at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae 101 BC: Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri at the Battle of Vercellae,...
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brother championed in 133 BC. Aix-en-Provence founded under the name of Aquae Sextiae by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus. Quintus Caecilius Metellus conquers...
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abandoned when it was taken by the Romans in 123 B.C. and replaced by Aquae Sextiae (modern Aix-en-Provence), a new Roman city founded at the foot of the...
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Teutones and Ambrones were slaughtered in 102 BC by Gaius Marius near Aquae Sextiae, the Cimbri and the Tigurini wintered in the Padan plain. The following...
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little to enable him to lead armies against the threat. At the Battle of Aquae Sextiae and the Battle of Vercellae, Marius led the Roman armies, which virtually...
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Pont du Gard (illustrated by Jacques Denoel and Eric Teyssier) (2012) Aquae Sextiae (Aix en Provence) (illustrated by Alex Evang, Yves Plateau and Jerome...
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defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus 102 BC - Battle of Aquae Sextiae - Romans under Gaius Marius defeat Teutons, with mass suicides among...
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established near its ruin a Roman garrison post, thereafter to be known as Aquae Sextiae (modern Aix-en-Provence). Sextius also forced the Salyes to cede the...
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Germanic populations, managing to exterminate them first in the battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) and then in the battle of Vercellae, on Italian soil...
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Mary Magdalene's later life in Gaul (today's France) and her death at Aquae Sextiae; he identified her descendant as the 6th-century Comtess of Avallon...
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