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Appian, Wars in Spain (ed. Horace White), CHAPTER XI (search)
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CHAPTER XIII
The Numantine War -- Pompeius Aulus lays Siege to Numantia -- Makes a Treaty with the Numantines -- The Senate repudiates it -- Mancinus makes a Fresh Treaty -- Æmilius Lepidus makes War Contrary to Orders of the Senate -- The Senate repudiates the Treaty of Mancinus
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Our history returns to the war against the Arevaci B.C. 143 and the Numantines, whom Viriathus stirred up to revolt. Cæcilius Metellus was sent against them from Rome with a larger army and he subdued the Arevaci, falling upon them suddenly while they were gathering their crops. There still remained the two towns of Termantia and Numantia to engage his attention. Numantia was difficult of access by reason of two rivers and the ravines and dense woods that surrounded it. There was only one road to the open country and that had been blocked by ditches and palisades. The Numantines were first-rate soldiers, both horse and foot, there being about 8000 altogether. Although small i