person
Quintus Sertorius
Sertorius
also: Sertorius, Sertoriana
Roman general (c.126–73 BC) who, breaking with the Sullan regime, held Spain against the Senate's armies in a long guerrilla war until murdered by his own officers.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §15.94.64 Sertorius
Quintus Sertorius, the rebel Roman general who held Spain against Senate armies until murdered in 73 BC; Pompey's command against him is meant by 'the arms of Sertorius.'