Tag: Arausio

Arausio: Rome’s single bloodiest day

Oct 18, 2025

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by

Mark

in Ancient Rome, Arausio, Everything Latin, Marius, Roman Republic, Rome

Of the military defeats inflicted upon the Roman Army, none brought such sudden destruction as the Battle of Arausio in early October 105 BC. Arausio was a local Celtic water god who gave his name to the town where Rome was to suffer one of their greatest ever military defeats in a single day Two Roman armies…