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It had required 60,000 Roman and allied soldiers to defeat 4,000 defenders of Numantia.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Romes greatest siege in Spain had taken place at Numantia.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Romes greatest siege in Spain had taken place at Numantia.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Numantia was razed and its territory divided among its neighbors.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Numantia was razed and its territory divided among its neighbors.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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It had required 60,000 Roman and allied soldiers to defeat 4,000 defenders of Numantia.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Slowly, the city starved; when it reached the point of cannibalism, Numantia surrendered.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A fortified city, Numantia had fought Rome for the better part of twenty years, between 154 and 133 B.C. The Numantines inflicted defeat and humiliation on a half-dozen Roman commanders.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Then he encircled Numantia with a huge wall, patrolled by Roman troops stationed in seven different forts.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Then he encircled Numantia with a huge wall, patrolled by Roman troops stationed in seven different forts.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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