A Celtic town destroyed by Caesar

A Celtic town destroyed by Caesar

Find the site of a Celtic town overlooking the town of El Burgo de Osma in Soria, Spain, destroyed by Pompey the Great. Wander through its ancient streets and imagine the battles that once took place.

Uxama Argaela was a Celtiberian city located on El Castro hill overlooking the present town of El Burgo de Osma in Soria, Spain. It actively participated in the Celtiberian Wars (153–133 BC) and was conquered by Rome in 99 BC. The city became a Roman municipality under Tiberius, but later supported the cause of the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius against Rome. It was destroyed by Pompey the Great in 72 BC. According to Pliny and Ptolemy, it was one of the communities of the Conventus Iuridicus Cluniensis province in Hispania Tarraconensis.

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Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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