Battle of Tribola

Battle of Tribola
	Part of Lusitanian War
Date	147 BC
Location	Tribola
Result	Lusitanian victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Lusitanians
Commanders and leaders
Vetilius †	Viriathus
Strength
10,000 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
4000 killed	Unknown

The Battle of Tribola was a military conflict between the Lusitanians and the Roman Republic.

The Battle

Vetilius, 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

Out 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]

Sources

^ ^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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[ARHVIX4-1] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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The Battle

Aftermath

See also

Sources