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Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar and a very small southern part of France). When Rome was a republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. During the Principate, Hispania Ulterior was divided into two new provinces, Baetica and Lusitania, while Hispania Citerior was renamed Tarraconensis. Subsequently, the western part of Tarraconensis was split off, first as Hispania Nova, later renamed Callaecia (or Gallaecia, whence modern Galicia). From Diocletian's Tetrarchy (AD 284) onwards, the south of remaining Tarraconensis was again split off as Carthaginensis, and probably then too the Balearic Islands and all the resulting provinces formed one civil diocese under the vicarius for the Hispaniae (that is, the Celtic provinces). The origin of the word Hispania is much disputed and the evidence for the various speculations are based merely upon what are at best mere resemblances (likely to be accidental) and the sketchiest of supporting evidence. One theory holds it to be of Punic derivation, from the Phoenician language of colonizing Carthage[1]. It may derive from the Canaanite Hebrew ??-????? (i-shfania) meaning "Island of the Hyrax" or "island of the hare" or "island of the rabbit". Another theory, proposed by the etymologist Eric Partridge in his work Origins, is that it is of Iberian derivation and that it is to be found in the pre-Roman name for Seville, Hispalis, which strongly hints at an ancient name for the country of *Hispa, an Iberian or Celtic root whose meaning is now lost. It may alternatively derive from Heliopolis (Greek for "city of the sun"). Occasionally it was called Hesperia, the western land, by Roman writers, or Hesperia ultima. Another theory derives the name from Ezpanna, the Basque word for "border" or "edge", thus meaning the farthest area or place. [2][3] Isidore of Sevilla considered Hispania derived from Hispalis. [4] Substituting "Spanish" for Hispanicus or "Hispanic", or "Spain" for Hispania, though sometimes done by historians, is anachronistic and can be misleading, since the borders of modern Spain do not coincide with those of the Roman province of Hispania, or of the Visigothic Kingdom which succeeded it. Although the Latin term Hispania was often used during Antiquity and the High Middle Ages as a geographical name for the Iberian Peninsula, its cognates "Spain" and "Spanish" have become increasingly associated with the Kingdom of Spain alone, after its formation in the 15th century under the Catholic Kings. The Iberian peninsula has long been inhabited, first by early hominids such as Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis and Homo antecessor. In the Paleolithic period, the Neanderthals entered Iberia and eventually took refuge from the advancing migrations of modern humans. In the 40th millennium BC, during the Upper Paleolithic and the last ice age, the first large settlement of Europe by modern humans occurred. These were nomadic hunter-gathereres originating on the steppes of Central Asia. When the last Ice Age reached its maximum extent, during the 30th millennium BC, these modern humans took refuge in Southern Europe, namely in Iberia, after retreating through Southern France. In the millennia that followed, the Neanderthals became extinct and local modern human cultures thrived, producing pre-historic art such as that found in L'Arbreda Cave and in the Côa Valley.
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1. 4 Roman Emperors born in Africa
April 03, 2009
4 Roman Emperors born in Africa (145BC-253BC)
by Ross Dix-Peek
It is often surmised that the Roman Emperors were just that, Roman or Italian (in today’s nomenclature), but this is erroneous as quite a few of the Emperors were actually born in the Colonies, Hispania (modern-day Spain), Gaul (modern-day France), Syria, Pannonia (modern-day Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dalmatia, Pannonia (modern-day Slovenia,Austria and West Hungary), Moesia (modern-day Serbia, North Bulgaria and Romania), Dacia (modern-day Balkans and parts of Romania), Thracia (parts of ... (read more)
Author: Ross Dix-Peek
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2. Cheap Car Hire in Barcelona
April 23, 2008
From the archaeological remains, literary and cartographic sources, the history of Barcelona can be dated from the 1st century A.D., when the Romans established a small colony around the Taber mount. Thus Barceno started to form part of Eastern Hispania with the capital Tarraco. Established on the site of the old Iberian villages, people of Barceno moved the established indigenous settlements to plain regions which are on high points between two rivers. The capital, Barcelona is without ambiguity a Mediterranean city. Its history, tradition and cultural influences apart from geographical locat... (read more)
Author: Rudi van der Zalm
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3. Reggaeton ringtones
March 17, 2007
Since the advent of the ringtone, a variety of new styles has popped up to represent the plethora of cell phone users across the world. Among these new additions, which include Christian, Bollywood, and Hip Hop, are the Reggaeton ringtones.
Reggaeton ringtones are as hard to define as the culture from which they stem. Reggaeton ringtones are Hispanic-based, but not of one particular country. Reggaeton ringtones (or Regueton ring tones as they are called in Hispania) have their influences in Jamaican, hip hop, and Latin American music. Reggaeton ringtones are particularly popular among Sp... (read more)
Author: funix sms
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4. Spanish property buyers urged to "take the right steps"
November 20, 2006
People considering buying a property in Spain have been informed of steps they should take before taking the plunge by Banco Halifax Hispania.
The first piece of advice offered by the bank is to use qualified solicitors and surveyors who are fluent in English, have good local knowledge and experience in working with British buyers.
Additional expenses will be involved in this process, Halifax points out, but these will be less than the potential costs that can arise from unwanted difficulties in the future.
Prospective Spanish property investors are also advised to carry out l... (read more)
Author: Anthony Cain
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