Pre-Roman Hispania

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Colonization
Phoenicians
800 750 B.C.
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Gades Ampurias Rosas Cartago Nova Ibiza

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Greeks
s. VI B.C.

Carthaginians
s. V s.III B.C.

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Roman Hispania
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East and South Central and West

2nd Punic War

218 197 B.C.

Viriato
Numancia
155 133 B.C.

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Cantabrian Wars
29 19 B.C.

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Romanization of Hispania
Indigenous peoples of Spain were taking the Roman culture. Roman culture spread through the diffusion of their language, latin, spoken all over the Empire, derived language Castilian and other languages of various communities.

Roman law, is the basis of the legal system of the West. In philosophy had great thinkers like Seneca. The roman polytheistic religion and, in the s. I, christianity Hispania was one of the most romanized of the empire.

spread throughout the empire, coming to Hisponia.

Several emperors were born in the peninsula (Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius). Internenes PiensoyJuego

Romanization: factors
a) Urban life, the lines of communication and commerce.

Rome make the most of existing cities in the Peninsula, transforming their organs making them dependent on government of Rome. The development of an extensive system of roads and trade favors the arrival of settlers, armies and traders.

b) The role of the military: Soldiers took the language, beliefs and customs of Rome and spread throughout the Empire. The Roman camps attracted women merchants, artisans and ended up turning into cities (Len, Mrida, Zaragoza) c) The granting of Roman citizenship: Meant many privileges and a high honor, they usually got people who collaborated with Rome and had a high degree of integration into the Roman world. Internenes PiensoyJuego

Public Works
The Romans were great engineers and builders of publick works: Aqueducts: Segovia. Walls: Lugo. Bridges: Alcantara. Memorial arch: Bar in Tarragona. Dianas Temples: Diana in Mrida. Amphitheater: Itlica (Sevilla). Theaters: Mrida. Cities linked by a road system

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Christianity: source

The Roman empire practiced poytheism.

Christian message appears with the preaching of Jesus of Nazareth who proposed the worship of one God and that promises salvation and eternal life.

Jesus began to preach during the reign of Tiberius, 29 A.D. and died under the governor of Judea.

The doctrine of Jesus was widely caught on among the lower classes of the empire: slaves, artisans and traders saw it as symbol of oppression and suffering that they experienced. Over time also reached the highest levels of the empire, to the point that for centuries the church helped support many kingdoms and empires of Western civilization and viceversa.

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Christianity: expansion
The message of salvation of Jesus took three centuries to spread throughout the empire and become an official religion.

Constantine (313) initiated a policy of religious tolerance, ending three centuries of persecution. These provisions are reflected in the Edict of Milan.

A mid-third century the Roman Empire began to crumble. There is a social and economic crisis, political crisis and crisis of religious ideas.

The crisis of the ways of life and political organization was called: Fall of the Roman Empire.

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End of Rome: Barbarian Invasions

Created a climate of insecurity in the West because of the weakened imperial power, the indiscipline of the army, border insecurity due to pressure from the barbarians.

After a long migration process integrated into the Germanic invasions and the fall of Western Roman Empire, the Visigoths established their kingdom in the Peninsula during the sixth century, placing their capital in Toledo.

These people had very primitive customs and were goberned by unwritten laws. However assimilated Latin, the use of the imperial currency and christianity.

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Roman Hispania
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Celtic and Iberian Roman Hispania

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Trajan, emperor of Rome The Roman roads

Hadrian, emperor of the people

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Roman Hispania
Vocational and professional guidance
(for an integrated curriculum)

Law: Roman law History: Emerita Augusta (Mrida) Tourism: Feast of the Cantabrian Wars Infographics: Itlica: Roman city

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