place
Numantia
Numantia, the Celtiberian stronghold in Spain whose long resistance Scipio Aemilianus crushed in 133 BC; Jugurtha made his name in the siege.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §7 Numantine War
The Roman siege of Numantia, the Celtiberian stronghold in Spain, ended by Scipio Aemilianus in 133 BC; Numidian auxiliaries served there under Jugurtha.