Who led the Lusitanian resistance against Roman expansion in Hispania?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Viriathus
- Step 1: According to the official source: Viriathus (also spelled Viriatus ; known as Viriato in Portuguese and Spanish ; died 139 BC ) was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of today known as Portugal, named Lusitania . ... Most of his life and his war against the Romans are part of legend and Viriathus is considered the earliest Portuguese national hero, given the fact that he was the leader of the confederate tribes of Iberia who resisted Rome. Answer: Viriathus. Why not the others: Boudica, Vercingetorix, and Arminius were famous anti-Roman tribal leaders in Britain, Gaul, and Germania respectively.
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