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Battle of Vercellae

BelligerentsRoman RepublicCimbriCommanders and leadersGaius MariusQuintus Lutatius CatulusLucius Cornelius SullaBoiorix†Lugius†Claodicus(POW)Caesorix(POW)Strength 52,000–54,000 soldiers (legionaries and auxiliaries) 120,000–180,000 warrior including 15,000 cavalry (400,000 including civilians)Casualties and losses1,000 killed 300 killed (Florus)220,000 killed and captured (Livy) 140,000 killed (Orosius)60,000 captured 120,000 killed (Plutarch)60,000 captured 100,000 killed or captured (Paterculus) 65,000 killed (Florus)Battle of Vercellae (Europe)Show map of EuropeThe Battle of Vercellae or Battle of the Raudine Plain was fought on 30 July 101 BC on a plain near Vercellae in Gallia Cisalpina, modern-day Northern Italy.

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