Flag for the Cimbri, the Germanic tribe that terrorized the Romans from 113-101 BC
from /r/vexillology Top comment: A flag I created for the Cimbri, a tribe of Germanic nomads from modern-day Denmark, who terrorized the Cisalpina region of the (then) Roman Republic from 113-101 BC, only being beaten after a truly brutal and devastating battle against Roman Consul Gaius Marius, during which their king, Boiorix, and almost all of the Cimbri themselves were killed. The survivors scattered across Western Europe, being assimilated into other tribes such as the Atauaci, Eburones, and Tungri. Many people in modern-day Himmerland, a region of Denmark's Jutland peninsula, claim to be descended from the Cimbri who remained in their homeland when the rest migrated Southwards. The actions of the Cimbri had an effect on many who witnessed them in battle, and their seemingly unstoppable march across Cisalpina inspired the term *"Terror Cimbricus" ("Cimbrian Terror")*, which became a common phrase among the citizens of Rome- used in times of crisis and during tribal invasions, even long after the Cimbri had ceased to be a threat. Allegedly, during what was to be the final battle between the Romans and the Cimbri, the women of the tribe killed any of the men who attempted to flee, then their children and themselves to avoid becoming Roman slaves.
