About Allucius
Allucius was a monarch.
Alucio or Allucio (Latin: Aluccius) was a Celtiberian prince from an unidentified tribe near the walls of Qart Hadasht (modern Cartagena, Spain).
Due to the Carthaginian Iberian policy of holding the relatives of indigenous leaders to ensure their loyalty, Alucio's beautiful fiancée was in Qart Hadasht, the capital of the Punic territories, in 209 BC when the city was captured by the Roman Republic under Scipio Africanus during the Second Punic War.
Following the conquest, Scipio demanded a ransom for the princess. Deeply in love, Alucio gathered a vast treasure and presented it to the Roman general. Moved by the lovers' plight, Scipio freed the woman and returned the ransom as a dowry for their wedding.
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Who was Allucius?
Iberian king and ally of Scipio Africanus
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Allucius was a monarch.
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