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Tarraconensis

Roman province, Spain
Also known as: Hispania Tarraconensis
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Tarraconensis was a Roman province in Hispania, which encompassed the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). Initially, after the Romans took control from the Carthaginians in 206 BCE, the peninsula was divided into two provinces: Hispania Ulterior and Hispania Citerior, also known as Tarraconensis. Tarraconensis covered what is now northern, eastern, and south-central Spain.1

Under Emperor Augustus, Hispania Ulterior was further divided into Lusitania and Baetica. Tarraconensis, along with Lusitania, had governors appointed directly by the emperor. Later, Emperor Diocletian subdivided Tarraconensis into three sections: Gallaecia, Tarraconensis, and Carthaginiensis. The administration of law within Tarraconensis occurred at several centers, including Tarraco itself, Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza), and Nova Carthago (Cartagena).2

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  1. Hispania
  2. Spain - Administration
  3. Spain - The conquest

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