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{{Short description|153 BCE military conflict}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict |
{{Infobox military conflict |
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| conflict = Conquest of Conistorgis |
| conflict = Conquest of Conistorgis |
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| partof = [[Lusitanian War]] |
| partof = [[Lusitanian War]] |
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| date = 153 BC |
| date = 153 BC |
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| place = [[Conistorgis]] |
| place = [[Conistorgis]] (present day [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], [[Portugal]]) |
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| image = MapaRomano-Golfo de Cádis.jpg |
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| image_size = 200px |
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| caption = Map of the [[Gulf of Cádiz]] in ancient times, depicting [[Conistorgis]] |
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| result = Lusitanian victory |
| result = Lusitanian victory |
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| combatant1 = [[Roman Republic]]<br>[[Cynetes|Cunei]] |
| combatant1 = [[Roman Republic]]<br>[[Cynetes|Cunei]] |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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{{main article|Battle of the Tagus (153 BC)}} |
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Previously, [[Rome]] had sent [[Lucius Mummius Achaicus|Mummius]] to fight [[Caesarus]]. Caesarus was initially defeated, however, while fleeing, managed to turn the battle around, killing 9,000 Romans in the end. Mummius used his 5,000 remaining soldiers and attacked the Lusitanians by surprise, slaying a large number of them. |
Previously, [[Rome]] had sent [[Lucius Mummius Achaicus|Mummius]] to fight [[Caesarus]]. Caesarus was initially defeated, however, while fleeing, managed to turn the battle around, killing 9,000 Romans in the end. Mummius used his 5,000 remaining soldiers and attacked the Lusitanians by surprise, slaying a large number of them.{{sfn|Alexandria|1912–1913|p=227}}{{sfn|Mommsen|1891|p=15}} |
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==The Battle== |
==The Battle== |
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The Lusitanians on the other side of the [[Tagus]], led by [[Caucenus]], invaded the [[Cynetes|Cunei]], who were subject to Rome, and captured [[Conistorgis]]. |
The Lusitanians on the other side of the [[Tagus]], led by [[Caucenus]], invaded the [[Cynetes|Cunei]], who were subject to Rome, and captured [[Conistorgis]].{{sfn|Alexandria|1912–1913|p=227}}{{sfn|Mommsen|1891|p=15–16}} |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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{{main article|Siege of Ocile}} |
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In response to the Lusitanian battles, [[Lucius Mummius Achaicus|Mummius]] pursued the Lusitanian forces into Africa. Mummius successfully defeated the Lusitanian rebels and ended the siege |
In response to the Lusitanian battles, [[Lucius Mummius Achaicus|Mummius]] pursued the Lusitanian forces into Africa. Mummius successfully defeated the Lusitanian rebels and ended the siege at Ocile.{{sfn|Alexandria|1912–1913|p=227}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Battle of the Tagus (153 BC)]] |
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*[[Viriathus]] |
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*[[Siege of Ocile]] |
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*[[Conquest of Oxthracae]] |
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*[[Lusitanian War]] |
*[[Lusitanian War]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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*[https://www.livius.org/ap-ark/appian/appian_spain_00.html Appian's ''History of Rome''.] |
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* {{cite book |last=Mommsen |first=Theodor |date=1891 |title=The History of Rome |volume=3 |url=https://books.google.pt/books/about/The_History_of_Rome.html?id=JU4pAAAAYAAJ |publisher=C. Scribner}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Alexandria |first=Appianus |date=1912–1913 |title=Appian's Roman history |volume=1 |url=https://books.google.pt/books/about/The_History_of_Rome.html?id=JU4pAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Harvard University Press}} |
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[[Category:Battles involving the Roman Republic]] |
[[Category:Battles involving the Roman Republic]] |
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[[Category:Battles of the Lusitanian War]] |
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[[Category:Lusitania]] |
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[[Category:150s BC conflicts]] |
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[[Category:153 BC]] |
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[[Category:2nd century BC in Hispania]] |
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[[Category:2nd century BC in the Roman Republic]] |
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[[Category:Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 22 December 2024
| Conquest of Conistorgis | |||||||
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 Map of the Gulf of Cádiz in ancient times, depicting Conistorgis | |||||||
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The Conquest of Conistorgis was a military conflict between the Lusitanians and the Roman Republic.
Background
[edit]Previously, Rome had sent Mummius to fight Caesarus. Caesarus was initially defeated, however, while fleeing, managed to turn the battle around, killing 9,000 Romans in the end. Mummius used his 5,000 remaining soldiers and attacked the Lusitanians by surprise, slaying a large number of them.[1][2]
The Battle
[edit]The Lusitanians on the other side of the Tagus, led by Caucenus, invaded the Cunei, who were subject to Rome, and captured Conistorgis.[1][3]
Aftermath
[edit]In response to the Lusitanian battles, Mummius pursued the Lusitanian forces into Africa. Mummius successfully defeated the Lusitanian rebels and ended the siege at Ocile.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alexandria 1912–1913, p. 227.
- ^ Mommsen 1891, p. 15.
- ^ Mommsen 1891, p. 15–16.
- Mommsen, Theodor (1891). The History of Rome. Vol. 3. C. Scribner.
- Alexandria, Appianus (1912–1913). Appian's Roman history. Vol. 1. Harvard University Press.