Roman conquest of Spain

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The Roman conquest of Spain was a protracted series of military campaigns from the 3rd to 1st centuries BCE through which Rome subdued the Iberian Peninsula, integrating it into the Roman Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman military expansion
military campaign
cause Roman desire for resources and strategic control of Iberia
Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in the Western Mediterranean
linked to: Punic Wars
commander Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
linked to: Pompey the Great

Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder
linked to: Cato the Elder

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Publius Cornelius Scipio (elder brother of Scipio Africanus)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
linked to: Scipio Africanus

Quintus Sertorius
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder
linked to: Tiberius Gracchus
country Roman Republic
effect beginning of large-scale Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula
foundation of Roman colonies in Iberia
integration of Iberian elites into Roman political structures
introduction of Roman law in Hispania
spread of Latin language in Iberia
endTime 1st century BCE
followedBy Romanization of Hispania
hasPart Cantabrian Wars
Celtiberian Wars
Lusitanian War
Numantine War
linked to: Celtiberian Wars

Roman campaigns against the Astures
linked to: Cantabrian Wars

Roman campaigns against the Cantabri
linked to: Cantabrian Wars

Roman campaigns against the Celtiberians
linked to: Celtiberian Wars

Roman campaigns against the Lusitanians
Roman campaigns against the Turdetani
Roman campaigns against the Vaccaei
Second Punic War in Iberia
linked to: Second Punic War

Sertorian War
linked to: Sertorian Wars
location Hispania
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Iberian Peninsula
mainOpponent Astures
Cantabri
Carthage
Celtiberians
linked to: Celtiberia

Lusitanians
various Iberian tribes
opponentCommander Hannibal Barca
Hasdrubal Barca
Indibilis
Mandonio
Viriathus
leaders of Numantia
partOf Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
Roman expansion in the Western Mediterranean
result Roman control of the Iberian Peninsula
integration of Hispania into the Roman Republic
significantEvent Cantabrian Wars under Augustus
linked to: Cantabrian Wars

Roman landing at Emporion
assassination of Viriathus
capture of New Carthage
siege and destruction of Numantia
linked to: Siege of Numantia
startTime 3rd century BCE
territorialChange creation of Roman province Hispania Citerior
creation of Roman province Hispania Ulterior
later division into Baetica, Lusitania, and Tarraconensis

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Appian’s Roman History coversEvent Roman conquest of Spain
Roman conquest of Spain partOf Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Roman conquest of Spain