Hispania Before leaving in the autumn of 206 BC C. to undertake road to Rome, Scipio Africanus faced a first rebellion of the indigenous peoples who had agreed with him. It was the Ilergets and ilercavones, whose leaders, and Mandonius Indíbil were very unhappy with the methods used by the Romans to finance its military operations in the English territory. Despite the interest of the Roman historians to highlight the chivalry and good manners of Scipio against the rapacity of the Carthaginians evil, the truth is that the Romans treated their Iberian allies better. Rome had no money to pay its expeditionary forces, and therefore, just established, the Romans began to stimulate the generation currency among the Iberian tribes joined them. In this way linked to the economic area Roman Iberians and, in addition, they provided extraordinary collection of the taxes demanded in exchange for his "friendship" and "protection." In turn, these funds they could pay their own soldiers without that Rome had to pay a single cent. Apart from cash taxes, forced Scipio also imposed levies of soldiers who served in the army as auxiliary troops, commanded by Roman officers. Apparently, no taxes were moderate, and moderate the methods used by collectors and recruitment of troops, which had just made the allies for refusing to cooperate. At the same time, some Roman garrison who were owed welded mutinied. Scipio quelled the riots of their own soldiers and Indians battle the insurgents. Although they fought valiantly, they were defeated, but escaped Indíbil a third of his army. Scipio demanded immediate payment of arrears and imposed the country's military occupation until the Ilergets debt balance in full.
Before his departure, Scipio also founded a colony for veterans to which, in honor of Italy, called Italica (pictured). Italica was born, then as an outpost against the Carthaginians in retreat and can say it was the first Roman city proper of the Iberian Peninsula, reaching soon a great prosperity.
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