the Blue Spaniards

**iberus_generalis** · 09-12-2006, 23:24

does anyone knows anything about the infamous Blue Spaniards mencioned in some books, some movies, the last of wich being HBO Rome??
all i know about them is that they were a lot like the Gaesatae, fighting tottaly naked, tottaly painted in blue woad, they were feared by many, and in HBO Rome they appear to be well versed in the art of sneaking.... anyone knows anything about this guys? they would give excelet elite troops for iberia....

**tk-421** · 09-13-2006, 00:01

Never heard of them. My knowledge of Iberian soldiers is pretty much limited to Scutari and Caetrati though.

**iberus_generalis** · 09-13-2006, 00:11

don't feel bad about it, usually ppl tend to forget about the pre roman culture of my land, even in my own country...many of my friends still think the romans took over Iberia peacefully...little did they know that some of the fiercest peoples, and the ones that caused some of the most shameful defeats to the romans were iberian..take Lusitans from the Herminian hills...so many times they are underestimated, but they were one of the few peoples who ever imposed a peace treat to all mighty rome..they actully defeated rome..if only to wait a year until war broke out again...and even after the genocide rome comitted against them, they from time to time rebeled... thus the quote in my sig..=) and besides the lusitans we can see the celtiberians, that killed so many romans at numantia, and the Asturians, the last of the Iberian societies to be subdued...many ppl talk about the gauls, and the brits, but little talk about the viciousness of the iberian tribes=) a friend who is historian tells me, romans often ran away at the sight of fighting some of the tribes, i don't know if it's true, but i guess i can belive in him...

and in the end the Celtic peoples of Iberia, only allowed to be subdued cuz of the genocides roman governors did with the lusitani and the celtiberians..

**VandalCarthage** · 09-13-2006, 02:22

I'm definitely interested to hear this, though to be honest, the first thing that occured to me was Franco's volunteer "Blue Brigade." Hehe, much different bunch

**eadingas** · 09-13-2006, 08:33

Probably celtiberians or celtic immigrants from the north... you're lucky Ranika ain't here right now, or he'd give you a 2-page essay on them ;)

**iberus_generalis** · 09-13-2006, 10:09

i forgot to tell that...guess they would be gaelic from galicia, or celtiberian....i would like this guy to be around, as im really curious...
knowing that franco was obsessed with the glorious past of spain, i wouldn't find it odd that this blue brigade is by some chance inspired by this ancient warriors

**Simmons** · 09-14-2006, 02:57

Originally Posted by eadingas

Probably celtiberians or celtic immigrants from the north... you're lucky Ranika ain't here right now, or he'd give you a 2-page essay on them ;)

No thats bad luck

**Jolt** · 10-15-2007, 11:36

Originally Posted by iberus_generalis

does anyone knows anything about the infamous Blue Spaniards mencioned in some books, some movies, the last of wich being HBO Rome??
all i know about them is that they were a lot like the Gaesatae, fighting tottaly naked, tottaly painted in blue woad, they were feared by many, and in HBO Rome they appear to be well versed in the art of sneaking.... anyone knows anything about this guys? they would give excelet elite troops for iberia....

Yes, they exist... But only in the head of some people. Just like geometrically rectangular roman shields.