About the memory of history in Rome: the scipiones and the treachery of the celtiberians

According to the historical Roman tradition, the treachery of the celtiberic allies was the cause of the defeat of the Scipiones in Spain face to Carthaginian army during the second Punic war (211 B.C.). Nevertheless, the comparison of the accounts of Polibius, Titus Livius and Appian, shows that th...

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Main Author: Manuel SALINAS DE FRÍAS
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2012-03-01
Series:Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2052/article/view/8805
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Summary:According to the historical Roman tradition, the treachery of the celtiberic allies was the cause of the defeat of the Scipiones in Spain face to Carthaginian army during the second Punic war (211 B.C.). Nevertheless, the comparison of the accounts of Polibius, Titus Livius and Appian, shows that this accusation was probably false from the historical point of view and caused for the desire of re-writing History for justify the aggressive policy of the Scipiones in Spain in the half of the second century B.C.
ISSN:0213-2052