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323: 40: 47: 198: 24: 225:. To Caesar, Munda was supposed to be a mop-up action after Pompey's main forces were defeated in Greece. But Munda was no mop-up exercise. Tens of thousands of Romans were killed on both sides; there was no decisive victory for Caesar's armies; and one of Pompey's sons, Sextus, fled to fight another day as a famous rebel pirate against Caesar's successor, 237:. But there is general agreement that Acinipo was created for retired veterans of Caesar's legions, while Arunda (Ronda) would be a separate Roman outpost, perhaps created before the Munda conflict for the veterans of Pompey's legions. 232:
Some Spanish historians state that Munda is the Roman name for Ronda, where the battle of Munda may have been fought. According to Pliny, the battle of Munda was fought in Osuna, about 50 km north of Ronda in the
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legions more than 2,000 years ago. The remaining ruins include a
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Some historians assert that Acinipo was created after the
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Comprehensive tourist information about Ronda in English
185:still in use today. It is sometimes referred to as 394:Buildings and structures in the Province of Málaga 304:Information about Acinipo, visiting and directions 375: 358: 270:, Pliny the Elder on Spain, Books 3 & 4 365: 351: 22: 196: 376: 209:(45 BC), fought between the armies of 399:Populated places in Hispania Baetica 317: 169:was a city about 20 kilometers from 279: 13: 14: 415: 384:Archaeological sites in Andalusia 297: 389:Former populated places in Spain 321: 45: 38: 46: 273: 261: 1: 254: 337:. You can help Knowledge by 28:The Roman theatre of Acinipo 7: 10: 420: 316: 192: 251:set on a lofty mountain. 156: 151: 141: 133: 128: 120: 83: 73: 62: 33: 21: 243:calls it a town of the 201:Roman baths of Acinipo. 333:–related article is a 202: 200: 289:. Vol. 2.4.15. 235:province of Seville 101: /  18: 404:Ancient Rome stubs 268:Naturalis Historia 203: 175:province of Málaga 67:Province of Málaga 54:Shown within Spain 16: 346: 345: 173:, in the Spanish 164: 163: 411: 367: 360: 353: 325: 318: 291: 290: 277: 271: 265: 249:Hispania Baetica 213:and the army of 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 106: 105:36.832°N 5.239°W 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 78:Hispania Baetica 49: 48: 42: 26: 19: 15: 419: 418: 414: 413: 412: 410: 409: 408: 374: 373: 372: 371: 314: 300: 295: 294: 278: 274: 266: 262: 257: 207:battle of Munda 195: 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 58: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 50: 29: 12: 11: 5: 417: 407: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 370: 369: 362: 355: 347: 344: 343: 326: 312: 311: 306: 299: 298:External links 296: 293: 292: 272: 259: 258: 256: 253: 194: 191: 187:Ronda la Vieja 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 149: 148: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 110:36.832; -5.239 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 64: 60: 59: 53: 44: 43: 37: 36: 35: 34: 31: 30: 27: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 416: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 368: 363: 361: 356: 354: 349: 348: 342: 340: 336: 332: 327: 324: 320: 319: 315: 310: 307: 305: 302: 301: 288: 287: 286:The Geography 282: 276: 269: 264: 260: 252: 250: 246: 242: 238: 236: 230: 228: 224: 220: 217:'s two sons, 216: 212: 211:Julius Caesar 208: 199: 190: 188: 184: 183:Roman theater 180: 176: 172: 168: 159: 155: 150: 147: 144: 140: 136: 132: 127: 123: 119: 114: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 65: 61: 41: 32: 25: 20: 339:expanding it 331:Ancient Rome 328: 313: 284: 275: 267: 263: 239: 231: 204: 186: 166: 165: 108: / 84:Coordinates 378:Categories 255:References 152:Site notes 124:Settlement 93:36°49′55″N 157:Condition 96:5°14′20″W 227:Augustus 160:In ruins 142:Cultures 63:Location 281:Ptolemy 245:Celtici 241:Ptolemy 193:History 167:Acinipo 134:Founded 129:History 69:, Spain 17:Acinipo 223:Sextus 219:Gnaeus 215:Pompey 74:Region 329:This 179:Roman 171:Ronda 146:Roman 137:45 BC 335:stub 221:and 121:Type 247:in 380:: 283:. 229:. 366:e 359:t 352:v 341:.

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Acinipo is located in Spain
Province of Málaga
Hispania Baetica
36°49′55″N 5°14′20″W / 36.832°N 5.239°W / 36.832; -5.239
Roman
Ronda
province of Málaga
Roman
Roman theater

battle of Munda
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Gnaeus
Sextus
Augustus
province of Seville
Ptolemy
Celtici
Hispania Baetica
Ptolemy
The Geography
Information about Acinipo, visiting and directions
Comprehensive tourist information about Ronda in English
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