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During the Cimbrian War, after succesfully defeating both Teutones and Cimbri (and the other allied tribes), Marius and his army are said to take tens of thousands of captives. How were they able to contain an army worth of prisoners without the war effort coming to a complete halt?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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