The role of Ausetani in the 2nd Punic War had been traditionally accepted and verified by classical texts and archaeology. Nevertheless, the Livy's quote "Ausetanos prope Hiberum" has led some researchers to assume there were other Ausetani around the river Ebro and to make them the actors of the very important facts that occurred in this time in the north-east of Iberia. We aim to demonstrate that the lands of the middle Ter area were important during the 2nd Punic war and in the Iberian revolts that succeeded to, and that this is the territory which the sources refer, as evidenced by later events that culminated with the foundation of Auso.

El paper dels Ausetans a la 2a Guerra Púnica havia estat sempre acceptat i corroborat per les fonts i l'arqueologia. Ara bé, la cita de Livi "Ausetanos prope Hiberum", ha portat a suposar l'existència d'uns altres ausetans a l'Ebre i a fer-los protagonistes dels fets atribuïts pels clàssics. Volem demostrar que les terres del Ter mitjà van ser importants en el conflicte i en les revoltes posteriors, i que és aquest el territori ausetà a què les fonts fan referència, tal com demostren els esdeveniments històrics posteriors que culminen amb la fundació d'Auso.