ANTIQUITY: ROMANS IN SPAIN

Antiquity in Spain

•At the beginning 2 groups of people lived in the Iberian Peninsula:

–Iberians

–Celts

•Three groups established colonies in the Peninsula:

–Phoenicians

–Greeks

–Carthaginians

•Romans invaded the Peninsula and called it HISPANIA.

Romans in Spain

•About 2000 years ago, the Romans extended their civilization to the Iberian peninsula and changed many things in Spain.

•They built cities like Seville and Mérida.

•They built a network of stone roads, called Roman roads to connect the cities.

•They constructed monuments such as aqueducts, thermal baths and theatres.

•They extended the use of Latin. Spanish and other languages come from Latin.

HERE ARE SOME OF THEIR MONUMENTS IN SPAIN

 The Tower of Hercules ( A Coruña)

 Ruins of Itálica (Sevilla)

 Alcantara´s Bridge (Cáceres)

 Roman Theatre in Mérida

 Amphitheatre in Mérida

 Roman Aqueduct in Segovia

 Roman Temple to Diana (Mérida)

 Segóbriga Roman Circus

Carranque, Toledo