The Cantabrian Wars: New Archaeological Perspectives from Western Asturias and Monte Bernorio

2018 Roman Archaeology Conference / 28th Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference

Edinburgh. Reino Unido
Congreso. 2018

This collaborative paper presents the results of two research teams working on the Roman conquest of northern Iberia. The last few decades have witnessed a spectacular increase in archaeological data from the Cantabrian Wars (29-19 BC), including the discovery of numerous Roman military camps, evidence for the violent destruction of indigenous hillforts and even some battlefield scenes. This new research will be summarized based on two case-studies: 1) The area of Northern Palencia, with the destruction by the Roman army of the fortified oppidum of Monte Bernorio; 2) and western Asturias, where new remote sensing technologies have led to the discovery of several Roman military camps.