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Sertorius

[ ser-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr- ]

noun

  1. Quin·tus [kwin, -t, uh, s], died 72 b.c., Roman general and statesman.


Sertorius

/ sɜːˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

  1. SertoriusQuintus?123 bc72 bcMRomanMILITARY: soldier Quintus (ˈkwɪntəs). ?123–72 bc , Roman soldier who fought with Marius in Gaul (102) and led an insurrection in Spain against Sulla until he was assassinated


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From the north, Marius, Sertorius, and Carbo were advancing with considerable forces.

In Spain, however, Sertorius represented the party he would most willingly have embraced; but Csar had a horror of civil wars.

It chanced so, that Sertorius was at that time in those parts.

Did you ever hear of a Roman, unless it were Sertorius, that fought against Romans?

Sertorius seems to have been a great administrator as well as fighter, and must also be counted one of the civilizers of Spain.

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