Iberia
There are 46 items in Iberia:
Map of the Second Punic War in Spain |
Map of the settlements of Emporion |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Central scene |
Pillars of Heracles
Pillars of Heracles (Greek: Ἡράκλειαι Στῆλαι): ancient name for the narrow strait that connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, identical to the modern Strait of Gibraltar. …Plutarch on Caesar in Baetica
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In 61/60, Julius Caesar was governor of Andalusia, or…Pyrenees
Pyrenees (Greek Πυρήνη or Πυρηναῖα, Latin Pyrenaei): mountain range between ancient Gaul and Iberia. The Pyrenees Like a straight line between the…
The Pyrenees |
Roman Wars
Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.First Punic War Map of the Carthaginian Empire (c.220…Seville, Museo Arqueológico
I visited this museum in 1990 with my girlfriend. I only remember that the museum was situated in a lovely park where we bought shrimps, that I was impressed by the collection, and that I felt disappointed that the Lex…Vandals
Vandals: East-Germanic tribe that created a kingdom in northern Africa (435-534 CE).Origin Vandal fibula from Hippo Regius Originally an East-Germanic tribe; their…