The Impact of Marius and the Fear of Germanic Tribes on the Roman Army

This chapter discusses the Roman army's encounters with the tutans and kimbery tribes between 115 and 100 BCE, their destructive impact on multiple Roman armies, and the military reforms implemented by Kias Marius. It explores the change from the late Roman republican army to the first Roman imperial army, the brutal tactics used by the Romans, and the Roman perception of the Germanic tribes as a barbarian threat.