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Quintus Fulvius Nobilior

2nd century BCE · 2nd century BCE

Quintus Fulvius Nobilior was a Roman consul in 153 BCE, the year when consuls first took office on 1 January so that he could leave early for the war in Hispania. He was ambushed by the Celtiberians under Carus of Segeda and lost thousands of men, and his later assault on Numantia failed.

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