Boiorix

Boiorix
Died
30 July 101 BC
TitleKing
Military career
AllegianceCimbri
Battles/warsCimbrian War 

Boiorix or Boeorix was a king of the Cimbri tribe during the Cimbrian War. His most notable achievement was the spectacular victory against the Romans at the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC, seen as the worst Roman military disaster since the Battle of Cannae.[1] He perished in a last stand with his noblemen at the Battle of Vercellae in 102 BC.

  1. ^ Livy, Periochae, 67.2

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