Viriathus and The Lusitanian War (feat.

Viriathus was a warlord who became famous for his prolonged fight against the Roman Republic, his cunning and his mastery of guerrilla warfare. Today we learn about his feats and demise.

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Special thanks to Professor Amilcar Guerra from the University of Lisbon for helping with the research of this video.

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Sources:
Guerra, Amílcar and Fabião, Carlos "Viriato: genealogia de um mito" in Penélope: fazer e desfazer a história. ISSN 0871-7486. 8 (1992). p. 9-23
https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/1045...
Guerra, Amílcar and Fabião, Carlos "Viriato: em torno da iconografia de um mito" (1998) https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/1045...
Appian, The Spanish Wars 10-11-12 https://www.livius.org/sources/conten...
Strabo, Geography Book III Chapter 3, 3. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...
Diodorus Siculus, Book 33 http://attalus.org/translate/diodorus...
Ptolemy: the Geography https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...

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