Spain: Numantia 2150th Anniversary by Jorge Sanz García
This year, 2017, marks the 2150th anniversary of the siege of Numantia. Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars. In the year 153 BC Numantia experienced its first conflict with Rome. After 20 years of hostilities, in the year 133 BC the Roman Senate gave Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the task of destroying Numantia. After 13 months of siege, the Numantians decided to burn the city and die free rather than live and be slaves. It was recorded by several Roman historians who admired the sense of freedom of the ancient Iberians and acknowledged their fighting skills against the Roman legions.
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