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Carus of Segeda

d. 153 BCE · 2nd century BCE

Carus of Segeda was a Celtiberian leader chosen by the Belli and allied peoples as their general in 153 BCE, when Rome attacked over the fortification of Segeda. According to Appian, he ambushed the army of the consul Quintus Fulvius Nobilior and killed about 6,000 Romans, but he was himself killed when Roman cavalry counter-attacked.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carus of Segeda. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carus-of-segeda
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