The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 4 called First Iron Age: Tartessos, Phoenicians and Greeks and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The emergence of Tartessos in the Guadalquivir Valley area, the literary references and the possible location of their capital - The importance of mineral resources for the rise of Tartessian culture, that is a confluence between native and Phoenician cultures - The findings of El Turuñuelo led by Sebastián Celestino and Esther Rodríguez - The political system and myths of Tartessos - A quick overview to Tartessian history, from their rise to their fall in the 5th century BC - Where did the Phoenicians come from, where did they build their colonies and in what did they base their power - The peaceful collaboration between Tartessians and Phoenicians - What did the Phoenicians bring to Spain - The fall of Phoenician power after the fall of Tyre in 573 BC - The Greek Phocaean colonies like Emporion or Rhodes in eastern Spain (Catalonia and Valencia) - How and why were the Greek colonial