Ebro Treaty
E789137
The Ebro Treaty was a pre-Second Punic War agreement between Rome and Carthage that set the Ebro River in northeastern Spain as the boundary limiting Carthaginian expansion.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| aimsTo | stabilize Roman and Carthaginian spheres of influence in Iberia ⓘ |
| allowsExpansionOf | Carthage south of the Ebro River ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Hispania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
c. 226 BCE
ⓘ
late 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| boundaryRiver | Ebro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman treaties
ⓘ
Carthaginian treaties ⓘ Treaties involving territorial boundaries ⓘ |
| concerns |
division of spheres of influence between Rome and Carthage
ⓘ
territorial expansion in Iberia ⓘ |
| constrains | Carthaginian military expansion in northern Iberia ⓘ |
| definesBoundary | Ebro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeFocus | interpretation of Roman and Carthaginian rights in Iberia ⓘ |
| geographicalReference |
northeastern Spain
ⓘ
northern Iberia ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatory |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Second Punic War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | set formal limit to Carthaginian expansion in Spain before Hannibal ⓘ |
| indirectlyRelatedTo |
Hannibal’s campaigns in Spain
ⓘ
Roman intervention in Saguntum ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
Latin
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| legalNature | non-aggression boundary agreement ⓘ |
| legalStatus | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| limitsExpansionDirection | north of the Ebro River ⓘ |
| limitsExpansionOf | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ebro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfConclusion | Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in Iberia ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman–Carthaginian treaties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Lutatius NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of the First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluenceNorthOfBoundary | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluenceSouthOfBoundary | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBoundary | river boundary ⓘ |
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