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What were the two main groups in pre-Roman Iberia?
The Celts and the Iberians.
Where did the Iberians live?
In the east and south of the Iberian Peninsula.
What was the main activity of the Iberian economy?
Agriculture
What crops did the Iberians grow?
Cereals, grapes and olives.
What famous Iberian sculptures are mentioned in the book?
The Ladies of Elche and Baza.
How was Celtic society organized?
Into tribes.
What was the main Celtic economic activity?
Farming
What were Celtic fortified settlements called?
Castros
What famous Celtic sculptures represented protective animals?
The verracos
Why did the Phoenicians come to Iberia?
They wanted its mineral resources.
Name one Phoenician colony in Iberia.
Gadir
What were two important Greek colonies?
Rhode and Emporion.
What was the capital of the Carthaginians?
Cartague
Why did the Romans come to Hispania?
To fight the Carthaginians.
Who was Viriathus?
A Lusitanian leader who fought Rome.
Who completed the Roman conquest of Hispania?
Octavian Augustus.
