Numantia

Numantia is a play written by Miguel de Cervantes and first published in 1585.

This play is very special because it is a dramatic tragedy that tells the story of the resistance and fall of the city of Numantia before the Roman forces.

The story focuses on the struggle of the Numantines against the oppression and military superiority of the Romans.

Therefore, throughout the work, Cervantes will describe the bravery of the citizens as well as the tactics and strategic moves of the Roman general Scipio to subdue and conquer the city.

In this way, the author highlights the resistance of people in the face of adversity and the values and principles of each of them that go beyond their own lives.

"Scipio.
This hard and heavy task, the brunt of which
The Roman Senate gave me to sustain,
Hath brought me stress and toil to such a pitch
As quite unhinges my o'erburdened brain.
A war so long,—in strange events so rich,—
Wherein so many Romans have been slain,
Who dares presume to bring it to a close?
Who would not tremble to renew its woes?
Jugurtha."