Sertorian War

Sertorian War
Part of the Crisis of the Roman Republic
Date 80–72 BC Location Hispania (Iberian peninsula) 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

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. After many years of battles and ambushes, Sertorius eventually lost control over his coalition, while the Roman Senate continued to finance efforts to subdue him. The war ended after Sertorius was assassinated by Marcus Perperna, who was then promptly defeated by Pompey.^[1]