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Iberia before Carthaginian conquests. ca. 400 BC The Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus cites the word Iberia to designate what is now the Iberian Peninsula, according to ancient Greek costume. [4] Further development of strong Central European (Celtic) influences and migrations in western Iberia north of the Tagus River.
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
Decisive for the future history of Iberia was the foundation of the Sasanian (or Sassanid) Empire in 224 by Ardashir I. [32] [33] By replacing the weak Parthian realm with a strong, centralized state, it changed the political orientation of Iberia away from Rome. Iberia became a tributary of the Sasanian state during the reign of Shapur I (241
Prehistory in Iberia spans around 60% of the Quaternary, with written history occupying just 0.08%. For the rest 40%, it was uninhabited by humans. [1] The Pleistocene, first epoch of Quaternary, was characterized by climate oscillations between ice ages and interglacials that produced significant changes in Iberia's orography.
Extinction of the Neanderthal Man in its last refuge – the west of Iberia (in modern Portugal). Gravettian culture in Europe. 20th millennium BC Solutrean cultural period in Europe. Pre-historic art in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa (near modern Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in Portugal), one of the biggest sites in Europe.
Timeline of rulers in the Iberian Peninsula during the 5th century. 409 Invasion of the NW of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Gallaecia) by the Suevi (Quadi and Marcomanni) under king Hermerico, accompanied by the Buri. The Suevic Kingdom eventually received official recognition from the Romans for their settlement there in Gallaecia. It was ...
Carthaginian Iberia was a province of the larger Carthaginian Empire. The Carthaginians conquered the Mediterranean part of Iberia and remained there until the 2nd Punic war and the Roman conquest of the peninsula.
Pages in category "Ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .