The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 7 called Roman Conquest of Hispania: Native Resistance and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why Rome took so much time conquering Hispania - What interests did Rome have in the Iberian Peninsula - What happened in the Iberian Revolt of 197-195 BC and why did Iberians revolt multiple times - What happened in the First and Second Celtiberian Wars - Which were the two major wars that were the turning point in the Roman conquest of Hispania: the pacification of Lusitania with the defeat of Viriathus and the Numantine War - The internal tensions in Italy and the causes of the fall of the Roman Republic - Why did Sertorius fled for Hispania - A brief talk about the civil wars that ended the Republican system - Why and how did Augustus completed the conquest of Hispania with the Cantabrian Wars in northern Spain - Reflections on the importance of the devotio