Viriathus hegemohn lusitani : an historiographical analysis through archaeology and source classic

Abstract

This essay aims to explain the analysis of Viriato´s figure from an archaeological perspective in the site of Celtic´s Beturia, where the Lusitanian leader takes its economic and military activities will be discussed. To sum up, it will be analyzed Viriato´s figure from the point of view of authors Greco-Romans, whose sources hadn’t published in the middle of the second century B.C. Those sources, treated later, interpret lacking historical and legendary data about the Lusitanian leader.