The Roman Hispania. Let's move into our History Timeline.

1. ROMAN HISPANIA

2. The Roman Hispania
• Let's move into our HISTORY TIMELINE. This
time we are going to learn about ROMAN
HISPANIA. It is said when the Iberian
Peninsula was inhabited (habitada) by the
Romans.

3. The Roman Hispania
• A big part of Europe was inhabited by the
Romans during this time. It was the Great
Roman Empire.

4. The Roman Hispania
• In 218 B.C.Romans defeated (derrotar) the
Carthaginians in a war, so they started to
control the Mediterranean Sea.
• They Completed the conquest of the Iberian
Peninsula in 19 B.C. Because of the resistance
of people in the interior.

5. The Roman Hispania

6. The Roman Hispania
ROMAN RULE:
• The peninsula became a part of the Roman
Empire. It was called Hispania.
• Inhabitants adopted Roman customs, and they
were ruled by Roman law (llei).
• They spoke Latin.
• The governor was a Roman person.
• The Iberian leaders became the Roman
Aristocratic class, and part of the government.

7. The Roman Hispania
ORGANISATION OF HISPANIA
• The Romans divided Hispania into provinces.
• Each province was ruled by a governor.
HISPANO-ROMAN SOCIETY
• There were 2 groups of people:
• Free people: they had right (drets) and
could take part in government.
• Slaves: they had no rights.

8. The Roman Hispania
FREE PEOPLE SLAVES
Very rich men and women:
• Merchants
• Landowners
• Families from Rome
Humble people:
• Craftsmen
• Small merchants and
farmers.
Owned by another person.
• They worked on the land.
• They worked in domestic
service.
• They worked as a gladiators
at the circus.

9. The Roman Hispania
ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
• Romans were very good at Architecture,
transport and communication. They
constructed:
• Theatres, circuses, amphitheatres and
thermal baths for people’s entertainment.
• Triumphal arches and columns were built
to commemorate important events such as
victory in a battle.

10. The Roman Hispania
Romans were excellent builders.
They used two new materials for
building: cement and concrete.
Concrete is a mixture of
stones, cement and sand.

11. The Roman Hispania
ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
• Ports, bridges and aqueducts were built to
improve life in the cities.
Aqueduct

12. The Roman Hispania
ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
• Romans also built stones roads between cities
of the peninsula and between Hispania and
other parts of the Empire.
• To decorate floors and walls,
the Romans used paintings
or made mosaics.

13. The Roman Hispania
END OF THE ROMAN RULE:
• After about 400 A.D. Germanic tribes from the
central and northern Europe invaded Hispania
and conquered the Territory. The Roman lost
the control of the peninsula.