History 2173 Lecture : Roman Imperialism in the 2nd Century
31 Jan 2013
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It was also hoped it would make them money and that paying for occupation could come from spain"s resources. Rome to win because they were using guerrilla warfare in small groups and in 197 spain was organized into two provinces hispania ulterior and hispania citerior but these were not completely settled. Low grade warfare was going through until 133 bc and spain was not fully settled until the republic was over. He knew that numantia was a focus for native opposition and he wanted to deal with the problem through siege. The siege was successful and destroyed in 133 bc and it was very brutal and this was becoming more common in the roman army and some of their enemies had resorted to suicide or cannibalism. The punic wars marked a crucial period in their history and by 146 bc rome had changed from being a purely.
