Oh well, I DID say that I am not particularly fond of wars, and made all this fuss about more cultural topics *S* but I suppose it's something we cannot avoid when speaking about Celtiberia. And afterall, we Lusitanians are so proud of Viriathus *LOL*, I can't miss this chance to show off a bit! First, explaining my title, of course, this is quite an improper generalisation, but it did occur me the other day when thinking about it, that Celtiberian wars were perhaps a bit for Romans (except for the result) like Vietnam for Americans. I am thinking mostly about its guerilla aspect, not suitable for a conqueror, even if remarquable, as Rome.

The subjugation of the Iberian Peninsula would require two hundred years after the Second Punic War. This subjugation would become an intermittent and often "wild" warfare, in which Rome (and this according to Cicero), struggled "as with deadly enemies, not to determine which should be supreme, but which should survive". The most complete account of this war is provided by the Greek historian Appian in Iberike, the sixth book of his Roman History, where he includes the Lusitanian War and Viriathus.