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Lusitania
Also known as Hispania Lusitania
thumb|The Iberian Peninsula in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD) showing, in western Iberia, the [[imperial province of Lusitania (Portugal and Extremadura)]]
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Lusitania was a Roman imperial province that encompassed the western Iberian Peninsula, corresponding roughly to modern-day Portugal and the Spanish region of Extremadura. It represents an important part of Roman territorial expansion and administration during the early imperial period.
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Key facts
- Former subdivision.common_name
- Lusitania
- Former subdivision.subdivision
- Province
- Former subdivision.nation
- the Roman Empire
- Former subdivision.p1
- Lusitanians
- Former subdivision.s1
- Alans
- Former subdivision.s2
- Suebi
- Former subdivision.s3
- Vandals
- Former subdivision.s4
- Visigoths
- Former subdivision.capital
- Emerita Augusta (Mérida)
- Former subdivision.today
- PortugalSpain
- Former subdivision.year_start
- 27 BC
- Former subdivision.year_end
- AD 438
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Lusitanians
- War against Rome
- Roman province
- Territory
- Under Augustus
- ''Conventus Iuridicus''
- Under Diocletian
- Roman diocese
- Known governors
- 1st century BC
- 1st century
- 2nd century
- 3rd century
- 4th century
- ''Coloniae'' and ''Municipia''
- Notable Lusitanians
- Legacy of the name
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Iberian Peninsula in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD) showing, in western Iberia, the [[imperial province of Lusitania (Portugal and Extremadura)]]
Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Roman province encompassing most of modern-day Portugal (south of the Douro River) and a large portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and Province of Salamanca). Romans named the region after the Lusitanians, an Indo-European tribe inhabiting the lands.
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