The book by German historian Helmut Simon tells about one of the most dramatic pages of ancient history - the Roman-Spanish wars of the second third of the 2nd century. BC BC, which became a decisive stage in the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Rome. Simon's work is the most thorough work on this topic. A detailed account of military operations is given against the broad background of political struggle in the Eternal City, which was already on the verge of civil wars. We are presented with images of outstanding military and political figures of Rome of that era - Claudius Marcellus, Metellus of Macedon, Scipio Aemilianus, the leader of the Lusitanian uprising Viriatus and other characters. The publication is addressed to both specialists in antiquity and everyone interested in ancient history.