Hispania (probable)

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Hispania (probable) refers to the Roman-era Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of present-day Spain and Portugal.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Hispania 42
Hispano-Roman 1
Roman-era Hispania 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman province
historical region
administrativeLevel diocese under the late Roman Empire
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Mare Nostrum NERFINISHED
Pyrenees NERFINISHED
capital Corduba NERFINISHED
Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED
Tarraco NERFINISHED
conqueredBy Roman Republic NERFINISHED
countryToday Portugal NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
fullySubduedApprox 19 BC
hasPart Baetica NERFINISHED
Balearic Islands NERFINISHED
Carthaginensis
Gallaecia NERFINISHED
Hispania Citerior NERFINISHED
Hispania Ulterior NERFINISHED
Lusitania NERFINISHED
Tarraconensis NERFINISHED
importantCity Asturica Augusta NERFINISHED
Bracara Augusta NERFINISHED
Caesaraugusta NERFINISHED
Corduba NERFINISHED
Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED
Hispalis NERFINISHED
Tarraco NERFINISHED
Toletum NERFINISHED
languageUsed Celtiberian NERFINISHED
Greek
Iberian
Latin
Phoenician NERFINISHED
Punic
laterBecame Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania NERFINISHED
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
Western Europe
notableEmperorBornIn Hadrian GENERATED
Theodosius I GENERATED
Trajan GENERATED
notableProduct copper
garum
gold
lead
olive oil
silver
wine
partOf Roman Empire
previouslyControlledBy Carthage NERFINISHED
Phoenician colonies NERFINISHED
previouslyInhabitedBy Celtiberians NERFINISHED
Celts NERFINISHED
Iberians NERFINISHED
Lusitanians NERFINISHED
Tartessians NERFINISHED
religionPracticed Christianity NERFINISHED
Roman polytheism
local indigenous cults
reorganizedUnder Augustus NERFINISHED
romanConquestBegan 218 BC
romanNameEtymology possibly from Phoenician I-Shapan meaning land of hyraxes or rabbits
usedAs military base in Punic Wars
source of troops for Roman legions

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isidore of Seville birthPlace Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Lucan birthPlace Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Ossius of Corduba birthPlace Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Magnentius controlledTerritory Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Viriathus deathPlace Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus diedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Fulgentius of Écija ethnicGroup Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispano-Roman
Gaius Claudius Nero governedRegion Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Valentinian governedTerritory Hispania (probable)
subject surface form: Valentinian III
this entity surface form: Hispania
Kingdom of the Suebi historicalRegion Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Siege of Mérida historicalRegion Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus historicalRegionOfActivity Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Ancient Iberia includes Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: ancient Hispania
Battle of Segoyuela locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Carthago Nova locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Cauca locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Franco–Visigothic conflicts locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Siege of Toledo locatedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Battle of Baecula location Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania location Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Council of Toledo location Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Roman conquest of Spain location Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Sertorian Wars location Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Iberica (Spanish Wars) narrativeLocation Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Ulpii origin Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Ulpii family origin Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Hispania Ulterior partOf Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Baddo placeOfActivity Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Fulgentius of Écija placeOfActivity Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Arcadius placeOfBirth Hispania (probable)
Florentina of Cartagena placeOfBirth Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Orosius placeOfOrigin Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Severus realm Hispania (probable)
subject surface form: Libius Severus
this entity surface form: Hispania
Liuva II realm Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Legio VII Gemina recruitedFrom Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Aelia family region Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Breviarium Gothicum region Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Ulpia regionOfUse Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Fulgentius of Écija residence Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Flavius Claudius Constantinus ruledTerritory Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Western Roman emperors territoryIncludes Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Christianization of the Visigoths tookPlaceIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Hadrian’s travels tookPlaceIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Mozarabic Divine Office usedInRegionHistorically Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Hispania
Lugus worshippedIn Hispania (probable)
this entity surface form: Roman-era Hispania