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2nd Period - Roman Lusitania
(3rd Century BC to 4th Century AD)
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| Before Christ (BC) |
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| 237 |
Romans occupy Cádiz on southern Spain |
| 227 |
River Ebro divides Roman and Carthaginian occupation of Peninsular |
| 219 |
Hannibal takes Saguntum (beginning of 2nd Punic War) |
| 210 |
Romans explore southern Peninsular |
| 206 |
Hannibal and his Carthaginian forces are driven out of Peninsular by Romans |
| 197 |
Romans control a greater part of the Iberian Peninsular with Córdoba as the capital |
| 193 |
Romans defeat the Carpetani tribe and occupy lands up to the River Tagus |
| 191 |
Aemilius Paulas and his Roman army suffer heavy defeat against the army of the Lusitanians |
| 154 |
Lusitanian forces occupy Conis-torgis |
| 150 |
Rebel leader Viriato (180AD-139AD),
possibly born in the area of Loriga in the Serra da Estrela region from a shepherd family comes to power as a general of the Lusitanian forces |
| 147 |
Lusitanian forces led by rebel leader Viriato enjoy initial success in battle against the Romans in taking control of the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsular. |
| 142 |
Romans forces suffer defeat against rebel Lusitanian rebel leader Viriato |
| 139 |
Romans eventually kill final Lusitanian rebel leader Viriato |
| 137 |
Decimus Julius Brutus establishes his capital at Olisipo (Lisbon) |
| 133 |
Celt-Iberian Wars |
| 128 |
Viriato is murdered by his closest friends for Roman money |
| 82 |
Roman Civil War |
| 80 |
Sertorius creates a form of administrative Senate in Évora - this lasted approximately ten years before he was killed by his nearest followers |
| 73 |
Emperor Vespasian grants towns in the Peninsular equal rights as in Italy |
| 72 |
Lusitanian attack the Roman occupation (72-61 BC) |
| 61 |
Julius Caesar appointed Governor of Hispana Ulterior |
| 55 |
Pompey appointed Governor of Hispania |
| 48 |
Beginning of battle for power for Rome between Caesar and Pompey |
| 38 |
Hispania declared part of State of Rome |
| 27 |
Marcus Agrippa divides Iberia into three parts - Baetica, Lusitania, Tarraconensis and introduced agricultural reform |
| 27 |
Emperor Augustus names land south of River Douro as "Lusitania" after Celtic tribe |
| 26 |
Emerita Augusta (Mérida) founded as capital of Lusitanian |
| 26 |
Emperor Augustus takes control and pacifies the whole of the Peninsular (26-24 BC) |
| 25 |
Town of Emerita Augusta is founded (Mérida,
Spain), and made the administrative centre of an area including today's
Portugal |
| 23 |
Emperor Augustus establishes the "Pax Romana" - Period of Peace |
| 19 |
Inhabitants in the area now known as Portugal are firmly under Roman control |
| 16 |
Emperor Augustus divides the province of "Hispana Ulterior" which includes the area of Portugal, into three separately administered regions - Lusitania, Baetica, and Tarraconensis |
| After Birth of Christ (AD) |
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| 14 |
Tiberuis becomes emperor (14-37 AD) |
| 40 |
First appearance of Christianity in the Peninsular |
| 58 |
Reputed arrival of remains of Saint James at Compostela (Spain) |
| 74 |
Vespasian grants Latin status to all Hispanic Towns |
| 99 |
Roman Empire ruled by Emperor Trajan (99-117), of Spanish origin and born in Italica (near Seville) |
| 117 |
Roman Empire ruled by Emperor Hadrian (117-138), of Spanish origin and born in Italica (near Seville) |
| 171 |
Baetica region raided by Moors from Mauritania |
| 200 |
Christianity appears in the Peninsular |
| 298 |
Emperor Diocletian subdivides the region of Tarraconensis |
| 303 |
Emperor Diocletian orders the persecution of Christians |
| 306 |
Reign of Constantine 1 (306-337) - he converted to the Christian faith in 312 |
| 309 |
Braga is established as an important centre for the Christian faith |
| 312 |
Emperor Constantine recognizes Christianity as a religion |
| 325 |
Ecumenical Council of Nicked |
| 366 |
Reigning Pope is Damascus I born in Gallaecia (Guimarães - 366-383) |
| 376 |
Visigoth tribes invade parts of the Roman Empire |
| 380 |
Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome |
| 385 |
Death of Emperor Priscillian |
| 388 |
Paternus is appointed bishop of Braga |
| 409 |
The Suevi, Hading Vandals and Alan tribes invade the Iberian Peninsular and the area of Lusitanian is occupied by the Visigoths |
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| 1st Period |
Pre-Roman Period
(Before 3rd Century BC) |
| 3rd Period |
Germanic Kingdoms (5th Century BC to 7th Century AD) |
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NOTE
The above was compiled by Michael Tannock from published information
in the Portuguese language. While every care was taken in obtaining the above
facts some conflicting dates, information and spelling were encountered.
In such cases, our own discretion was used in choosing which facts
to publish.
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