The Sedetani were an ancient
Iberian (Pre-
Roman
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) people of the
Iberian peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
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(the Roman
Hispania
Hispania ( la, Hispānia , ; nearly identically pronounced in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Italian) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hisp ...
). They are believed to have spoken a form of the
Iberian language.
The Sedetani minted their own coins. Their territory extended from central to southern present-day
Aragon, bordering with the land of the
Ilercavones
The Ilercavones were an ancient Iberian (Pre- Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken an Iberian language. History
The name Ilercavonia to refer to the territory occupied by this Iberian t ...
in the east and the
Edetani
The Edetani were an ancient Iberian (Pre-Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken a form of the Iberian language.
See also
*Iberians
* Edeta
*Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
Thi ...
in the south. Some of their main towns were ''Salduie'', ''Salduba'' in
ancient Roman sources, located in present-day
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
, and the
Cabezo de Alcalá
Cabezo is a hamlet and ''alqueria'' located in the municipality of Ladrillar, in Cáceres province, Extremadura, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 48.
Geography
Cabezo is located 170km north of Cáceres, Spain
Cáceres ( , ) is a c ...
near
Azaila
Azaila is a municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It covers an area of 81.44 km² and in 2015 had a population of 116 inhabitants (INE).
Near Azaila lie the ruins of the ancient Iberian village of Ca ...
.
Silius Italicus describes a Sedetani contingent in
Hannibal's army, being led by two chieftains named Mandonius and Caeso.
[ Silius Italicus, '']Punica
''Punica'' is a small genus of fruit-bearing deciduous shrubs or small trees in the flowering plant family Lythraceae. The better known species is the pomegranate (''Punica granatum''). The other species, the Socotra pomegranate (''Punica ...
'', 3
See also
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Iberians
The Iberians ( la, Hibērī, from el, Ἴβηρες, ''Iberes'') were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. They are described in Greek and Roman sources (amo ...
*
Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
This is a list of the pre- Roman people of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania, i. e., modern Portugal, Spain and Andorra). Some closely fit the concept of a people, ethnic group or tribe. Others are confederations or even unions of t ...
References
External links
Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)
Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
Ancient peoples of Spain
Aragon
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