Olyndicus (?-170 BC), also known as Olonicus, was a
Celtiberian war chief who led a rebellion against Rome, fighting against the
praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...
Lucius Canuleyus and his troops, in the province of
Hispania Ulterior
Hispania Ulterior (English: "Further Hispania", or occasionally "Thither Hispania") was a region of Hispania during the Roman Republic, roughly located in Baetica and in the Guadalquivir valley of modern Spain and extending to all of Lusitania ( ...
. According to
Florus, he was a great leader, and a cunning and daring warrior.
[Florus, ''Epitomae'', 1.33.13]
Olyndicus was said to have behaved like a prophet and to have led his troops wielding a
magical silver
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
lance
A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike s ...
, sent to him by the gods from the sky.
See also
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Tanginus
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Celtiberian Wars
The First Celtiberian War (181–179 BC) and Second Celtiberian War (154–151 BC) were two of the three major rebellions by the Celtiberians (a loose alliance of Celtic tribes living in east central Hispania, among which we can name the Pellend ...
References
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Elementos chamánicos y uránicos en el episodio del celtibero Olíndico (''Shamanic elements about the topic of Olyndicus'') (in Spanish)
La lanza de Olíndico (Spanish)
Celtic warriors
Spanish rebels