people
Saguntines
also: Saguntini
The people of Saguntum, allied to Rome, who held out through an eight-month siege and chose mass self-destruction over surrender.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 21 §5 Saguntines
The people of Saguntum, a Roman ally whose siege opened the war.
- The History of Rome, Book 28 §39 Saguntines
The people of Saguntum, restored by Rome, who send thanks to the senate.
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §21 Saguntines
The people of Saguntum in Spain, Rome's allies whose fall began the war; their envoys bring captured Carthaginians.
- The History of Rome, Book 34 §9 Saguntines
The people of Saguntum, whose destruction by Hannibal was the byword for an abandoned ally.