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Germani (Oretania)
The Germani were an obscure pre-Roman ancient people of the Iberian Peninsula which settled around the 4th century BC in western Oretania, an ancient region corresponding to the south of Ciudad Real and the eastern tip of Badajoz provinces. Origins Roman authors believed that a people of mixed Belgic and Germanic descent had somehow migrated to the Iberian Peninsula around the fourth Century BC. They also included people of Celtiberian and native Iberian- Tartessian affiliation. Culture Archaeological evidence retrieved from local Iron Age hillforts such as Alarcos (Ciudad Real) and Cerro de las Cabezas confirm that the material culture of the Germani did not differ from their southeastern Iberian neighbours or from the Celtiberians. Location Located to the west of the Olcades, they are credited of founding in western Oretania the towns of '' Mirobriga'' (near Capilla, Badajoz), their Capital ''Orissia'' or ''Oria'', also designated ''Oretum Germanorum'' ( Cerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberia 300BC-en
The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is principally divided between Spain and Portugal, comprising most of their territory, as well as a small area of Southern France, Andorra, and Gibraltar. With an area of approximately , and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula. Name Greek name The word ''Iberia'' is a noun adapted from the Latin word "Hiberia" originating in the Ancient Greek word Ἰβηρία ('), used by Greek geographers under the rule of the Roman Empire to refer to what is known today in English as the Iberian Peninsula. At that time, the name did not describe a single geographical entity or a distinct population; the same name was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro De Las Cabezas
Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". Toponyms ;Bolivia: * Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia ;Brazil: *Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul *Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul * Cerro Largo, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul ;Chile * Cerro de Los Inocentes, in the Juan Fernández Islands ;Cuba: * Cerro, Havana, a district (''municipio'') ;Italy: *Cerro (Bottanuco), a subdivision of Bottanuco in the province of Bergamo *Cerro al Lambro, in the province of Milano *Cerro al Volturno, in the province of Isernia * Cerro Maggiore, in the province of Milano *Cerro Tanaro, in the province of Asti * Cerro Veronese, in the province of Verona ;Mexico: * Cerro Potosí ;United States: * Cerro, New Mexico ;Uruguay: * Cerro Largo Department * Villa del Cerro, in Montevideo * Fortaleza del Cerro, in Montevideo Football clubs * C.A. Cerro, a football club from Montevideo, Uruguay * Club Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elche De La Sierra
Elche de la Sierra is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. This province belongs to the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It had a population of 3,944 at the beginning of 2010 as reported by the country's Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), National Statistics Institute. Climate Notable people * Juan Belencoso, footballerSee also * List of municipalities in Albacete * Church of Santa QuiteriaReferences Municipalities of the Province of Albacete {{Albacete-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orissus
Orissus or Orisson (''floruit'' 3rd century BC) was a chief, leader or ruler of the Iberian Oretani. Biography In his first appearance in historical chronicles, Orissus came to the aid of the city of Heliké (whose location is unknown), which had been besieged by Hamilcar Barca's Carthaginians in 228 BC. It is unknown if he had lived through the disasters of previous Hispanic leaders, such as those of the brothers Istolatios and Indortes, but it seems undeniable that he faced the Carthaginian troops with more cunning than they. Gathering a strong army from the towns in the area, Orissus arrived pretending to seek an alliance with Hamilcar to help him subdue the besieged, but as soon as the Punics lowered their guard, he attacked them with all his might, managing to dismantle the siege and put them to flight. This would be the first defeat of Carthage in Hispania. It is said that the Carthaginians tried to use their fearsome war elephants in battle, but Orissus had warned ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oretani
The Oretani or Oretanii (Greek: ''Orissioi'') were a pre-Roman ancient Iberian people (in the geographical sense) of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania), that lived in northeastern Andalusia, in the upper Baetis (Guadalquivir) river valley, eastern Marianus Mons (Sierra Morena), and the southern area of present-day La Mancha. Origins They could have been an Iberian tribe, a Celtic one, or a mixed Celtic and Iberian tribe or tribal confederacy (and hence related to the Celtiberians). The Mantesani/ Mentesani/ Mantasani of present-day La Mancha and the Germani (of Oretania) in eastern Marianus Mons (Sierra Morena) and west Jabalón river valley are sometimes included in the Oretani, but it is not certain if they were Oretani tribes. Territory Oretania, the country of the Oretani, was located in the eastern Sierra Morena, which included most of the province of Ciudad Real except its western end, the northern section of the province of Jaén, the western half of the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villanueva De La Fuente
Villanueva de la Fuente is a small village located in the Province of Ciudad Real, in the region of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In the past it was a Roman village called ''Mentesa'' which was a typical crossroads in the Roman period. Prominent festivals take place in May during La Romeria de Mayo, and the 31 of August which is the beginning of the Festival of the people. Tourist sights include the mountains of Alcaraz Alcaraz is a municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 370.53 km2. The locality lies at 953 metres above mean sea level. History The ... and the river of Villanueva. La Ermita de los Desamparados is a pilgrimage place. References Municipalities in the Province of Ciudad Real {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almodóvar Del Campo
Almodóvar del Campo is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Featuring a total area of 1.208,25 km2, it is the largest municipality in the region and one of the largest municipalities in Spain. As of 1 January 2020, it had a population of 5,983. Geography It lies some 14 km S.S.W. of the provincial capital, on the northern side of the Sierra de Alcudia. The city lies at about 669 metres above mean sea level. History The former settlement of ''Sisapo'' has been identified as the La Bienvenida archaeological site, which is located near the hamlet of the same name. The foundation mark has been pushed back to the late-8th to early-7th centuries BC. There is doubt on whether ''Sisapo'' was an Oretani city, although Plinius presented it as a Turduli city. Sisapo thrived during the Roman era on the basis of the exploitation of cinnabar, a mercury ore. The mines decreased in activity by the late-2nd t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bienvenida
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almagro, Ciudad Real
Almagro () is a town and municipality situated in Ciudad Real province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. A tourist destination, Almagro is designated a ''Conjunto histórico'', a type of conservation area. Almagro lies within small Paleozoic mountain ranges, with some reserves of shallow creeks, including the Pellejero and de Cuetos. It also lies within a volcanic zone (''Cerrro de la Yezosa''), which lies upon a quartzite massif. It makes the zone particularly unique, together with that of the zones of Olot and Cabo de Gata, in the sense that it is one of the few important zones of volcanic origin in the Iberian Peninsula. An International Festival of Classical Theater has also been celebrated here annually since 1978. History Prehistory and Roman era It is uncertain when humans first settled in the area of Almagro. There may have been a Bronze Age settlement; a theory supported by archaeological findings in the Casas Maestrales (complex of houses a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granátula De Calatrava
Granátula de Calatrava is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was known as ''Oretum'' in ancient Iberian times. The present-day town is located in the valley of the Jabalón river, in an area with Mediterranean-type agricultural resources from which olive oil, wine, cereals, almonds and various orchard products are obtained. Main sights Archaeological sites include the Virgen de Oreto y Zuqueca ( Oreto and Zuqueca) site, where Oretum, the ancient capital of Oretani was located. Also the Bronze Age site of La Encantada is within Granátula de Calatrava's municipal term. Other sights include the palace of the Torrubias, the House of the Inquisition, the parish church dedicated to Saint Anne, and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oreto and Zuqueca, which dates from the Middle Ages. The urban network shows the varied typology of Baroque buildings. The landscape has been intensely altered by mankind, and therefore is full of manor houses, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Dominguez
Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". Toponyms ;Bolivia: * Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia ;Brazil: * Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul * Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul * Cerro Largo, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul ;Chile * Cerro de Los Inocentes, in the Juan Fernández Islands ;Cuba: * Cerro, Havana, a district (''municipio'') ;Italy: *Cerro (Bottanuco), a subdivision of Bottanuco in the province of Bergamo *Cerro al Lambro, in the province of Milano *Cerro al Volturno, in the province of Isernia *Cerro Maggiore, in the province of Milano *Cerro Tanaro, in the province of Asti *Cerro Veronese, in the province of Verona ;Mexico: * Cerro Potosí ;United States: * Cerro, New Mexico ;Uruguay: * Cerro Largo Department * Villa del Cerro, in Montevideo * Fortaleza del Cerro, in Montevideo Football clubs * C.A. Cerro, a football club from Montevideo, Uruguay * Club Cerro C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
