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The Romanization of Hispania is the process by which Roman or Latin culture was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Roman rule. Glass jar, at the Museum of Valladolid . The Romans were pioneers in the technique of glass blowing.
The Romans decided to fight two campaigns, one in Africa (the Roman name for today's Tunisia and western Libya, Carthage's homeland) and one in Hispania. Six Roman legions (24,000 infantry and 1,800 cavalry) and 40,000 infantry of Italian allies and 4,400 allied cavalry were levied. A fleet of 220 ships of war and 20 light galleys was prepared.
La Cueva, Camesa y Rebolledo, Valdeolea Building Ciavieja Cisterna de Andelos 42°35′58″N 1°52′2″W / 42.59944°N 1.86722°W / 42.59944; -1
Hispania, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula, included what is now Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and the southernmost part of France. [11] When Augustus went to Spain between 16 and 13 BC, he saw the need for roads and ordered the construction of the Via Augusta, the longest and most important road in Hispania.
Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain).It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula.It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire.
The Roman circus at Toletum (Toledo) was built in the 1st century, during the reign of emperor Augustus or emperor Tiberius.Possibly, its construction was included within the plan that the emperor undertook throughout the Roman Empire to endow all the great cities with public buildings like amphitheatres, theatres, fora, and thermae, with the aim of promoting the Romanization in these zones.
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was home to up to 20,000 people before it was destroyed in the 79 AD eruption, which was visible from more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. More than 2,000 ...
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Castilla–La Mancha (1 C, 3 P) B. Roman bridges in Spain (1 C, 12 P) D. Roman dams in Spain (11 P) F. Roman fortifications ...