Battle of Italica

Battle of Italica
	Part of the Sertorian War
Date	75 BC
Location	near Seville in Spain37°26′38″N 6°02′48″W / 37.44389°N 6.04667°W
Result	Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Sertorian Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius	Lucius Hirtuleius
Strength
4 understrength legions and an unknown number of auxiliaries and allied troops	Unknown but similar to Metellus' force
Casualties and losses
Unknown but significantly lower than their opponents	20,000
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Spain

The Battle of Italica was fought in 75 BC between a rebel army under the command of Lucius Hirtuleius a legate of the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius and a Roman Republican army under the command of the Roman general and proconsul of Hispania Ulterior Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius. The battle was fought near Italica (a Roman colony in Spain) and ended in a stunning victory for the Metellan army.^[2]

^ John Leach, Pompey the Great, p.48; Philip Matyszak, Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain, p.119.
^ Livy, Epitome, 91.4; Frontinus, Stratagems, 2.1.2 and 2.3.5; John Leach, Pompey the Great, p.47; Philip Matyszak, Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain, pp.118-119.

[JP-1] John Leach, Pompey the Great, p.48; Philip Matyszak, Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain, p.119.

[2] Livy, Epitome, 91.4; Frontinus, Stratagems, 2.1.2 and 2.3.5; John Leach, Pompey the Great, p.47; Philip Matyszak, Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain, pp.118-119.

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