100s BC Chr.

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Events

• 107 BC BC : Battle of Agen : the Cimbri and Teutons defeat the Romans under Lucius Cassius Longinus on the Italian border.
• October 6 , 105 BC BC : Battle of Arausio : the Romans lose again against the Cimbri and Teutons.
• 104 BC Chr . : Due to the many defeats and the lack of soldiers, the Roman consul Gaius Marius carries out a comprehensive army reform. The militia army becomes a vigorous professional army. The problem of caring for the veterans remains unsolved. This is done by the general to whom the soldiers are soon more connected than to the empire.
• 103 BC Chr. To 100 v. BC : 2nd slave war in Sicily .
• 102 BC BC : In the battle of Aquae Sextiae , today's Aix-en-Provence (southern France), the Teutons and Ambrones are defeated by Marius. A year later he defeated the Cimbres in the battle of Vercellae (today's Vercelli) and thus averted the danger of the Germans . For this war, contrary to all customs and regulations, Marius was elected consul every year (104 BC – 100 BC).
• around 100 BC BC: The Scythians begin to conquer India from the northwest .

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