Sertorian War

The Sertorian War was a civil war fought from 80 to 72 BC between a faction of Roman rebels (Sertorians) and the government in Rome (Sullans). The war was fought on the Iberian Peninsula (called Hispania by the Romans) and was one of the Roman civil wars of the first century BC. The Sertorians, a coalition of Celts, Aquitanians, Iberians and Roman and Italic rebels, fought against the representatives of the regime established by Sulla. The war takes its name from Quintus Sertorius, the leader of the opposition. It was notable for Sertorius' successful use of guerrilla warfare. The war ended after Sertorius was assassinated by Marcus Perperna, who was then promptly defeated by Pompey.

Sertorian War
Part of the Crisis of the Roman Republic
Date80–72 BC
Location
Result Victory for the Senate
Belligerents
Roman popularis exiles
Native Iberians
Native Celts
Native Aquitanians
Roman Senate
Commanders and leaders
Quintus Sertorius X
Lucius Hirtuleius 
Marcus Perperna 
Gaius Herennius 
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius
Pompey
Lucius Fufidius
Gaius Aurelius Cotta
M. Domitius Calvinus 
Lucius Thorius Balbus 
Quintus Calidius
Lucius Manlius
Lucius Cornelius Balbus
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