Numantia
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Numantia was an ancient Celtiberian hilltop city in central Spain, renowned for its fierce resistance against Roman conquest during the Numantine Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Numantia canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtiberian settlement
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| afterConquest | Romanized settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
artifacts of Celtiberian culture
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ house foundations ⓘ streets ⓘ |
| besiegedBy |
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Numantine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Celtiberian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
fortified walls
ⓘ
hilltop position ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Appian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Eduardo Saavedra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| fallDate | 133 BC ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | possibly Celtic origin ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Arevaci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Numantine Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
resistance to Roman conquest ⓘ siege by Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ |
| language | Celtiberian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile and León
ⓘ
Celtiberia NERFINISHED ⓘ central Spain ⓘ province of Soria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
city of Soria
ⓘ
modern village of Garray ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUseOfName |
used for sports clubs in Soria
ⓘ
used in literature as symbol of resistance ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Duero River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Celtiberian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Meseta Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of upper Duero valley ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Spanish national identity in later historiography
ⓘ
heroic resistance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.