Viriathus

Viriathus (known as Viriato in Portuguese and Castilian) (180 BC - 139 BC) was the most important leader of the Lusitanian tribe that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of Western Iberia, were the Roman province of Lusitania would be established (in the areas comprising Portugal, south of the Douro river, and Extremadura in Spain). Viriathus led the Lusitanian guerrilla fighters to several victories over the Romans between 147 BC and 139 BC before he was betrayed to the Romans by some of his own men and killed.

Related Topics:
Portuguese - Castilian - 180 BC - 139 BC - Lusitanian - Roman - Iberia - Roman province - Lusitania - Portugal - Douro - Extremadura - Spain - Guerrilla - 147 BC

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