Roman conquest of Spain

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Roman military expansion military campaign

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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Label	Occurrences
Roman conquest of Spain canonical	1
Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman military expansion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
cause	Roman desire for resources and strategic control of Iberia ⓘ Punic Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in the Western Mediterranean
commander	Augustus ⓘ Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Cato the Elder ⓘ surface form: Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC) ⓘ surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio (elder brother of Scipio Africanus) Scipio Africanus ⓘ surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Quintus Sertorius ⓘ Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder
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 the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Romanization of Hispania
hasPart	Cantabrian Wars ⓘ Celtiberian Wars ⓘ Lusitanian War ⓘ Celtiberian Wars ⓘ surface form: Numantine War Cantabrian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman campaigns against the Astures Cantabrian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman campaigns against the Cantabri Celtiberian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman campaigns against the Celtiberians Roman campaigns against the Lusitanians ⓘ Roman campaigns against the Turdetani ⓘ Roman campaigns against the Vaccaei ⓘ Second Punic War ⓘ surface form: Second Punic War in Iberia Sertorian Wars ⓘ surface form: Sertorian War
location	Hispania (probable) ⓘ surface form: Hispania Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
mainOpponent	Astures ⓘ Cantabri ⓘ Carthage ⓘ Celtiberia ⓘ surface form: Celtiberians Lusitanians ⓘ various Iberian tribes ⓘ
opponentCommander	Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ Indibilis ⓘ Mandonio ⓘ Viriathus ⓘ leaders of Numantia ⓘ
partOf	Roman conquest of Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Cantabrian Wars under Augustus Roman landing at Emporion ⓘ assassination of Viriathus ⓘ capture of New Carthage ⓘ Siege of Numantia ⓘ surface form: siege and destruction 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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this entity surface form: Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula