Siege of the Blastophoenicians

Siege of the Blastophoenicians
Part of Lusitanian War
Date155 BC
Location
Unknown
Result Lusitanian victory
Belligerents
 Lusitanians
Vettones
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Punicus †

The siege of the Blastophoenicians was a military conflict between the Lusitani-Vetonne forces and the Roman Republic.

Background

In 155 BC, Punicus began attacking neighboring lands belonging to Roman subjects. In this raid, the Lusitanians killed 6,000 Romans, including a quaestor named Terentius Varro. After this first victory, the Lusitanians formed an alliance with the Vettones. Together, the Lusitanians and Vettones laid siege to the Blastophoenicians, a Phoenician settlement subject to Rome.[1][2][3]

Siege

The allied Lusitani-Vetonne forces were successful in their siege, however, during the siege, Punicus was struck on the head with a stone and killed.[1][2]

Aftermath

After his death, Punicus was succeeded by lieutenant Caesarus, who continued his campaign.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Appian's Roman History, Book VI". archive.org.
  2. ^ a b c Toni Ñaco del Hoyo, Fernando López Sánchez (2017). War, Warlords, and Interstate Relations in the Ancient Mediterranean. Brill. ISBN 978-90-043540-5-0.
  3. ^ Narciso Santos Yanguas (1982). Viriato, terror de Roma (in Spanish). Historia 16.

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