Boiorix was a king of the Cimbri tribe during the Cimbrian War. His most notable achievement was a spectacular victory against the Romans at the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC.[1] He was later defeated and slain along with Lugius at the Battle of Vercellae in 101 BC. The other Cimbrian chiefs Claodicus and Caesorix were captured.[2]
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- ↑ Livy. "Periochae of Books 66-70". http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/periochae/periochae066.html#67. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ Sampson, Gareth S. (2010). The crisis of Rome: the Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the rise of Marius. Pen & Sword Military. p. 175. http://books.google.no/books?id=zUQpAQAAMAAJ&q=%22The+kings+Lugius+and+Boiorix+fell+on+the+battlefield;+Claodicus+and+Caesorix+were+captured%22&dq=%22The+kings+Lugius+and+Boiorix+fell+on+the+battlefield;+Claodicus+and+Caesorix+were+captured%22&hl=no&sa=X&ei=1DG6UP-DBcvU4QSZloCICQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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