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NSWAncient HistorySection IV (Historical Periods): The fall of the Roman Republic 78-42 BC
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What is the Sertorian war in Spain, c. 80-72 BC?Show answer
Quintus Sertorius, a survivor of the Marian side, had built a formidable power base in Spain from about 80 BC, winning over provincial communities and running a rival administration, even a counter-senate of Roman exiles. A gifted commander, he tied down Metellus Pius and then Pompey for years. Pompey, still holding no regular magistracy, was granted a proconsular command from about 77 BC to reinforce the effort, and at one point wrote to the Senate warning that without money and reinforcements the war might spill into Italy.
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