120-114 BC: The Cimbrian flood and the following Cimbrian war 113-101 BC

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The Cimbrian flood (or Cymbrian flood) was a large-scale incursion of the North Sea in the region of the Jutland peninsula (Denmark) in the period 120 to 114 BC, resulting in a permanent change of coastline with much land lost. The flood was caused by one or several very strong storm(s). A high number of people living in the affected area of Jutland drowned, and the flooding apparently set off a migration of the Cimbri tribes previously settled there (Lamb 1991)...

The Cimbri were a tribe from Northern Europe, who, together with the Proto-Germanic Teutones and the Ambrones threatened the Roman Republic in the late 2nd century BC. Most ancient sources categorize the Cimbri as a Germanic tribe, but some authors include the Cimbri among the Celts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts). Old sources located their original home in Jutland, which was referred to as the Cimbrian peninsula throughout early historical times. As an example, on the map of Ptolemy, the "Kimbroi" are placed in the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula, in the modern Danish region Himmerland, shortly south of the sound Limfjorden. The moden Vendsyssel-Thy region of Denmark north of Limfjorden was at that time still mainly a group of islands. Himmerland (Old Danish Himbersysel) is generally thought to refer to the name Cimbri. However, the precise origin of the name Cimbri is unknown...

The Gundestrup Cauldron is the largest known example of European Iron Age silverwork... This unique piece of artwork suggests that there was contact between Jutland and southeastern Europe, but it is uncertain if this contact can be associated with the Cimbrian migration.

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