Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus
See also: Decimus Junius Brutus
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was a politician and general Roman of the II E
In 138 av. J. - C. it is Consul.
Brutus carries out the Roman legions in the conquest campaign of the oriental party of the Ibérie after the death of the chief Lusitanian Viriatus. During this program, it gains important victories in the south of the current Portugal before engaging towards north. It strengthens the city of Olissipo (Lisbon) then leads attacks more to north, establishing a fortified position with Viseu, crossing the Douro to reach the river Lima in 137 av. J. - C. then still the Minho.
At the end of the campaign of Brutus, the territory ranging between Douro and Minho will have passed under the domination of Rome, domination which probably extended on the Atlantic coasts.
In 136 the senate grants to him the title of Callaicus for its victorious countryside in Callaecia. Brutus is Proconsul of Lusitanie in 113 av. J. - C., in company of Caius Marius, and again inflicts severe defeats with the tribes revolted Lusitanians.
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