Audax, Ditalcus and Minurus
Audax, Ditalcus and Minurus were Turdetanian warriors who participated in the Lusitanian War. They were the supposed betrayers and assassins of the Lusitanian leader Viriathus.[1]
Biography
The three came from the city of
Diodorus says the third killer (Minurus) is called Nicorontes, while Appian calls him Minouros. Another account by
Etymology
Despite their provenance from
In film and television
In the Spanish television series Hispania, La Leyenda (2010-2012), their roles are filled by the characters of Paulo (played by Juan José Ballesta), Sandro (Hovik Keuchkerian) and Darío (Alfonso Bassave). In the series, Paulo and Sandro are actually innocent of Viriathus's death, and are only brought to Rome by Galba as scapegoats along with the real conspirator, Darío.
In the 2016 series Barbarians Rising, Ditalcus is played by Radu Andrei Micu. He is portrayed as the last member of a tribe slain in retaliation to Viriathus's revolt. Other two conspirators, representing Audax and Minurus and played by uncredited actors, can be seen when he murders Viriathus.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-84-916437-9-1.
- ^ Eutropii historiae Romanae breviarium:
- ^ ISBN 978-84-901238-3-6.
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