After more than fifteen years of fruitless fighting against the city of Numantia, the Roman Senate sent the victorious general Scipio to Hispania around 130 BC. He had just defeated the Carthaginians and had been crowned victorious in Rome. Scipio built an impressive military engineering structure to prevent anyone from entering or leaving Numantia, surrounding it with a deep and wide ditch nine kilometers in perimeter, complete with a series of military camps and watchtowers. He also razed the surrounding towns to the ground so that no aid or food could reach them, creating a terrible situation as hunger became the fiercest enemy of the besieged.
The Numantines tried a thousand ways to break the siege, but all to no avail. Time passed and hunger continued to grow, leading them, in their desperation, to the point of eating human flesh. And the city, now without hope, filled its streets with corpses, so they made the final, great decision that changed the course of its history.
Legend tells how the decision of a brave boy determined the fate of Numantia, preventing Scipio from receiving the crown of victory. Fame ensured that the end of this story would be forever etched in memory.
Recommended age:16 years old
Duration: 120 minutes approx.
