What the records say
- When
- 75 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.44° N, 6.05° W
- Description
- 75 BCE battle of the Sertorian War
Battle of Italica
75 BCE battle, Sertorian War
The Battle of Italica was fought in 75 BC between a rebel army under the command of Lucius Hirtuleius a legate of the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius and a Roman Republican army under the command of the Roman general and proconsul of Hispania Ulterior Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius. The battle was fought near Italica and ended in a stunning victory for the Metellan army.
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