despite the withdrawal of carthage from hispania, the peninsular custom of mercenary life survived the same. between 197 and 195 bc, the turdetanians employed 30,000 celtiberians as elite troops during the iberian revolt, while in 147 bc the roman themselves sent them unsuccessfully against the lusitanians led by viriathus. julius caesar would also use balearic slingers in the gallic wars.