Pre-Roman Peoples
These people lived in the north, centre, and west of the Peninsula in settlements called castros.
The Celts
This group founded Cádiz, the oldest city in Spain, around the year 1000 BC.
The Phoenicians
This is the name the Romans gave to the Iberian Peninsula.
Hispania
This was the main square of a Roman city, where the most important buildings and the market were located.
The forum
This language, spread by the Romans, is the origin of many modern languages like Spanish and Catalan.
Latin
Unlike the Celts, this group had their own writing and minted their own coins.
The Iberians
The Phoenicians are credited with inventing this important communication tool.
The (modern-day) alphabet
These were the two main groups of "free people" in Roman society.
The Patricians and the Plebeians
Romans went to this specific building to watch gladiator fights.
The amphitheatre
This term describes the process by which inhabitants of Hispania adapted to Roman culture and customs.
Romanisation
The Iberians lived in these parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
The South and the East
This is the name for the small, independent cities where ancient Greeks lived.
Polis
This group of people had no rights and were considered the property of another person.
The slaves
These were the apartment buildings where most of the Roman population lived.
Insulae
This is the only pre-Roman language on the Peninsula that has survived to the present day.
Euskera
These two famous statues are examples of Iberian art mentioned in the text.
The Dama de Elche and the Dama de Baza
These people were the successors of the Phoenicians and founded towns like Cartagena.
The Carthaginians
The Romans used this Latin phrase, meaning "Our Sea," to refer to the Mediterranean.
Mare Nostrum
These structures were built to carry water directly into the cities.
Aqueducts
These three deities were the main Roman gods worshipped in temples.
Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
This is how both the Celts and the Iberians typically dealt with their dead.
Iincineration (burning the bodies)
Name at least two Greek colonies established on the Peninsula.
Roses, Empuries, Sagunto, or Denia
This specific region of the Peninsula was the very last to be conquered by the Romans.
The North
This was the name for the private homes where the wealthiest Roman families lived.
Domus
Although Christians were initially persecuted, this religion eventually became the official religion of the Empire.
Christianity