The Battle of Turda was one of the battles of the 197-195 BC rebellion by the Iberian peoples against Roman domination in the 2nd century BC.
Background
The victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage in the Second Punic War left Hispania in Roman hands. The territory's transformation into two provincesTitus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXII, 28, 11 resulted in significant administrative and fiscal changes including the imposition of the stipendium, which were rejected by the local tribes—who still had a certain political structure and capacity for reaction. In 197 BC, a revolt broke out across the conquered territory of Hispania, shortly after the Second Macedonian War, due to the Republican plundering.
The battle Many local leaders revolted in Hispania Ulterior, and the Republic sent Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus to Hispania CiteriorTitus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXII, 27, 7; XXXII, 28, 2 y 11 and Marcus Helvius Blasion to Hispania Ulterior with a total of 8,000 infantrymen and 800 cavalrymen to demobilize the veterans, and the order to demarcate the provincial borders.Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXII, 28, 2-11 Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus died of battle wounds in late 197 BC,Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXIII, 25, 8-10 and the province was left without a praetor until the following year.
Quintus Minucius Thermus and Quintus Fabius Butaeo became praetors in 196 BC and were assigned to command Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior, respectively. They were provided with reinforcements consisting of two legions, 4,000 infantrymen, and 300 cavalrymen.Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXIII, 26, 1-5 In 196 BC, Quintus Minucius Thermus defeated the rebels Budar and Besadinus at an unspecified location called Turda, taking general Besadinus as a prisoner.Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXIII, 44, 4-5. Quintus Minucius was honored with a triumphus upon his return to Rome in 195 BC.Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, XXXIII, 24, 26, 44; XXXIV, 10
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