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The Battle of Tribola was a military conflict between the Lusitanians and the Roman Republic.
| Battle of Tribola | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Lusitanian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Roman Republic | Lusitanians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vetilius † | Viriathus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4000 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle
editVetilius, unaware of the ambush, marched his army into the thicket. Viriathus and his forces launched a surprise attack from both sides, driving them over the cliffs and taking them prisoners.[1] Vetilius himself was taken prisoner, however, the man who captured him, not knowing who he was, but seeing that he was old and fat, and considering him worthless, killed him.[1]
Aftermath
editOut of the 10,000 Roman soldiers, only 6000 managed to escape to the nearby city of Carpessus (believed to be the ancient city of Tartessos). The surviving Roman soldiers were stationed on the walls of the town by the quaestor who accompanied Vetilius, badly demoralized. Having asked and obtained 5000 allies from the Belli and Titthi, he sent them against Viriathus, who slew them all, so that there was not one left to tell the tale. After that the quaestor remained quietly in the town waiting for help from Rome.[1]
See also
editSources
edit- ^ a b c Appianus, of Alexandria; Denniston, J. D. (John Dewar); Robson, E. Iliff (1912). Appian's Roman history. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-99002-9.
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