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23 hours ago · For 300 years afterward, Spanish explorers and conquerors traveled the world, claiming huge territories for the Spanish crown, a succession of Castilian, Aragonese, Habsburg, and Bourbon rulers. For generations Spain was arguably the richest country in the world, and certainly the most far-flung.
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2 days ago · The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made with the Greeks and Phoenicians. During Classical Antiquity , the peninsula was the site of multiple successive colonizations of Greeks, Carthaginians , and Romans.
May 17, 2024 · The Iberian people were first mentioned by Greek colonists in the 6th century BC. The Greeks defined them as non-Celtic peoples residing south of the Ebro River (Iber). Interestingly, the Greeks also used the term “Iberians” to refer to another people in the Caucasus region, known as Caucasian Iberians.
4 days ago · Cultural Riches and Traditions. The Iberian Peninsula is a melting pot of cultures, traditions, and languages. Its diverse heritage is reflected in its festivals, cuisine, and daily life. 07. Flamenco: The Heartbeat of Spain. Flamenco, a passionate and expressive dance form, originated in the Andalusian region of Spain.
May 14, 2024 · Continental Celtic is the generic name for the languages spoken by the people known to classical writers as Keltoi and Galatae; at various times during a period of roughly 1,000 years (approximately 500 bc – ad 500), they occupied an area that stretched from Gaul to Iberia in the south and Galatia in the east.
May 11, 2024 · The history of the Iberian Peninsula is incredibly diverse and dates back to ancient times. The region was inhabited by various civilizations, including the Iberians and the Visigoths. During the Roman Empire, the peninsula was known as Hispania and was divided into two provinces: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior.
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5 days ago · A new temporary exhibition at the Swiss National Museum in Zürich – coveted. cared for. martyred. Bodies in the Middle Ages – re-evaluates the ways in which medieval Europeans saw, conceived, and imagined the human body. In this interview, James Blake Wiener questions Curator Christine Keller about the exhibition's finer points.
