battle, major, ancient
Battle of Vercellae
Battle of Vercellae was a battle fought in 101 BC at Vercelli, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Cimbrian War, which ran from 113 BC to 101 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Record
| Date | 101 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Vercelli, Italy 45.317N, 8.417E | |
| Part of | Cimbrian War (113 BC to 101 BC) | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Roman victory | |
| Belligerents | Roman Republic | Cimbri |
| Commanders | Gaius Marius; Quintus Lutatius Catulus; Lucius Cornelius Sulla | Boiorix; Lugius; Claodicus; Caesorix |
| Strength | 52,000–54,000 soldiers (legionaries and auxiliaries) | 120,000–180,000 warrior including 15,000 cavalry (400,000 including civilians) |
| Casualties and losses | 1,000 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) |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Vercelli 1617, same recorded site
- Battle of Palestro 1859, 10 km
- Battle of Turbigo 1859, 10 km
- Siege of Casale Montferrato 1628, 21 km
- Siege of Casale 1630, 21 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Aquae Sextiae 102 BC
- All 4 engagements of Cimbrian War
Battle of Vercellae is one of 51 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q846491, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vercellae, revision 1378115012, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.