Birgitta Hoffmann
Rome’s attempt to gain control of the Iberian peninsula took about 250 years from Scipio’s first invasion during the Second Punic War until the middle of the first century AD. For the Romans it was a region of potentially large riches, that was fiercely and very competently defended by the local population, despite being very different groups and never really forming large coalitions against the Romans (or earlier the Carthaginians) This lecture series will explore the different Iron Age communities that made the Iberian peninsula and how they responded to Rome’s arrival.
30 September: The Iberian Peninsula – Large, rich and not easy to navigate
7 October: Iberia, Hispania & Lusitania – the Roman view of the peninsula and the curse of the disparate sources
14 October: The trading partners from far away – Tartessos – The Phoenicians and the Greeks
21 October: The Iberian Culture – the riches of the Mediterranean coastal zone
28 October: Ampurias and the coming of Carthage
4 November: Lusitania – the Western coastal zone
11 November: Viriathus and Sertorius – An adventure story for the Late Roman Republic
18 November: The Celtiberi – the people of the North (and Centre)
25 November: BREAK
2 December: The Cantabri and the gold lands of the Northwest
9 December: Provincia Pacata – Rural Hispania after Augustus
Fridays: 14.00-16.00 pm BST/GMT
Series of 10 lectures, starting 30 September 2022 to 9th December 2022, with one week break.
Virtual Learning Environment: Zoom
Single lecture:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £10 | 1 | 50 |
Bookings for a block of 10 lectures:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £100 | 1 | 50 |
To book, complete the MANCENT booking form and send it with payment to the address below. Alternatively, you can book via Eventbrite or contact Birgitta Hoffmann for the BACS details.
Contact:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com mobile: 07377 791562