Fall of Numantia; symbolic end of major Celtiberian resistance to Rome in central Hispania
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The Fall of Numantia
In 133 BCE, after a year-long siege, the city of Numantia fell to the Romans. This marked a symbolic end to major Celtiberian resistance to Rome in central Hispania.
The Siege's End
The defenders of Numantia, starved and desperate, were finally forced to surrender. The city was razed to the ground, its inhabitants sold into slavery, and its territory incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania.
Significance
The fall of Numantia was a turning point in Rome's conquest of Hispania. It demonstrated the effectiveness of Scipio Aemilianus's strategy of attrition and marked the end of significant resistance in central Hispania.
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