Baetica
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Baetica was an ancient Roman province in southern Hispania (modern Spain). It was established by Emperor Augustus around 27 BCE and was known for being the most thoroughly pacified of the three Augustan provinces. Its capital was Corduba (modern Córdoba). Unlike Tarraconensis and Lusitania, Baetica was governed by a proconsul appointed by the Roman Senate. Financial matters were handled by a quaestor, and legal administration was managed in districts called conventus, with centers in Corduba, Astigi, Gades, and Hispalis. Baetica was part of the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, which concluded under Augustus after extensive campaigns against various tribes.12
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ancient RomeForeign policy…three provinces were formed: senatorial Baetica and imperial Lusitania and Tarraconensis. Three legions enforced Roman authority from Gibraltar to the mouth of the Rhine. Augustus ignored the advice of court poets and others to advance still farther and annex Britain.
Read More…three provinces were formed: senatorial Baetica and imperial Lusitania and Tarraconensis. Three legions enforced Roman authority from Gibraltar to the mouth of the Rhine. Augustus ignored the advice of court poets and others to advance still farther and annex Britain.
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SpainThe conquest…was divided into three provinces: Baetica, with its provincial capital at Corduba (Córdoba); Lusitania, with its capital at Emerita Augusta (Mérida); and Tarraconensis (still called Hispania Citerior in inscriptions), based on Tarraco (Tarragona).
Read More…was divided into three provinces: Baetica, with its provincial capital at Corduba (Córdoba); Lusitania, with its capital at Emerita Augusta (Mérida); and Tarraconensis (still called Hispania Citerior in inscriptions), based on Tarraco (Tarragona).
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