Nearer Spain
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Hispania was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula, which today encompasses Spain and Portugal. When the Romans gained control of the peninsula from the Carthaginians in 206 BCE, they divided it into two provinces: Hispania Ulterior and Hispania Citerior. Hispania Citerior, also known as Tarraconensis, covered most of modern Spain. Under Emperor Augustus, Hispania Ulterior was further divided into Lusitania and Baetica. The Romans conquered the peninsula over nearly 200 years, with the final subjugation of the northern regions completed by 19 BCE. Roman rule brought the peninsula under a single political authority for the first time. Monumental Roman remains, such as aqueducts and city walls, can still be seen throughout Spain today.123
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ancient RomeRoman expansion in the western Mediterranean…197 by creating two provinces, Nearer and Further Spain. They also exploited the Spanish riches, especially the mines, as the Carthaginians had done. In 197 the legions were withdrawn, but a Spanish revolt against the Roman presence led to the death of one governor and required that the two praetorian…
Read More…197 by creating two provinces, Nearer and Further Spain. They also exploited the Spanish riches, especially the mines, as the Carthaginians had done. In 197 the legions were withdrawn, but a Spanish revolt against the Roman presence led to the death of one governor and required that the two praetorian…
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SpainThe conquest…Nearer and Further Spain (Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior) in 197, after which elected magistrates (praetors) were sent out, usually for two-year periods, to command the armies; the Romans, however, were more interested in winning victories over Spanish tribes (and so gaining the accolade of a triumph—a ceremonial victory…
Read More…Nearer and Further Spain (Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior) in 197, after which elected magistrates (praetors) were sent out, usually for two-year periods, to command the armies; the Romans, however, were more interested in winning victories over Spanish tribes (and so gaining the accolade of a triumph—a ceremonial victory…
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