Lusitanians

Portugal is the most lasting monument of crusading energy; it was this that strengthened the "Lusitanians" to make good their stand both against the Moors and against Castille; and it was this which brought out the maritime bent of the little western kingdom, and drew out its interest on the one and only side where that could be of great and general usefulness.

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911

Lusiadas; "that is, the Lusitanians (or Portuguese), and its design is to present a poetic and epic grouping of all the great and interesting events in the annals of Portugal.

Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853

The leaderless Lusitanians made peace, but it did not last.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Again and again the Lusitanians revolted, which led to Roman reprisals.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

The Lusitanians had a reputation as raiders and rustlers.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

In the decade before Publiuss governorship, for example, two Roman generals celebrated triumphs over the Lusitanians.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

The Lusitanians had a reputation as raiders and rustlers.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

When he was around twenty, in 93 B.C., Crassus had seen his father Publius celebrate a triumph over the Lusitanians Portuguese, men known as masters of irregular warfare.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

The leaderless Lusitanians made peace, but it did not last.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

The Lusitanians imposed slippery and devious warfare on Rome.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009