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One of the less well known pieces of Republican Roman history is the Sertorian War in which Gnaeus Pompey established his military record.
In this war Quintus Sertorius, a Populares General, fled Rome ahead of Sulla and established a rival regime in Spain based on his popularity with the Lusitanians. Eventually he was ground down and defeated by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius aided by Gnaeus Pompey.
What if instead of being assassinated on the brink of defeat he had done a good enough job of holding off Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius and Pompey that a was left alone, creating an independent, semi-Romanised Kingdom of Spain in 65 B.C.
Amaong other things he established a Senate and modelled his army on that of Rome so he was some way along that track before his death, despite being a Roman and presumably wanting to return in triumph to Rome.
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