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| Iberia MUD - MUD Description | |
| In the 3rd century BC, Rome started its conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, but focusing only their strength there after the end of Punic Wars. The invasion progressed quite well in its initial phases, conquering most of the peninsulae with relative ease. The consul Servius Sulpicius Galba commanded the Roman troops in Iberia circa 150 BC and started destroying the rest of the Lusitan resistance. Fearing the destruction of their lands, the Lusitans sent an embassy to him. Galba received the Lusitan embassy politely, suspended the offensive and promised to give lands to the Lusitanian people. The offer turned out to be a trap. When the unarmed Lusitanians tried to reclaim the lands promised by Galba, a massacre happened and many were killed. Viriathus was among those who escaped. Viriathus never forgot the Roman treachery. Later, when some Lusitanian leaders prepared to make a new agreement with the Romans after a major loss of lives to the Roman army, Viriathus reminded them of Galba's trick and proposed a Lusitanian War against the Romans. The Lusitanians cried with joy. Viriathus organized an attack against enemy's legions. Since the Romans were better armed, he organized guerrilla tactics and sprung imaginative ambushes. Charging with iron spears, short swords and roars, the Lusitanians clashed and defeated many enemy armies, keeping Iberia Peninsula free from Roman control. |
