Asturias: Astures and the Romans in Carabanzo

Around the year 25BC a highly frustrated Julius Caesar took it upon himself to lead an army of 80,000 Roman soldiers towards the town of Carabanzo, Asturias and finally put an end to the then troublesome and undefeated "Astures". Up to this point the Astures had, unlike the rest of Hispania, managed to stay off the advancements of the Roman conquerors by using guerrilla tactics and their intimate knowledge of the local terrain but this was not enough to deter Caesars modern legionaries. Eventually, a bloody battle took place between the Astures and the Romans at Carabanzo/Via Carisa which led to the defeat of the noble but ill prepared Astures. The Roman victors had finally conquered the entire peninsula but at massive cost to their military. http://whereisasturias.com/asturies-and-the-romans-in-carabanzo-asturias/