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Año XXIII, Número 42, Julio 2023

Depósito Legal M-34.164-2001

ISSN 1695-6214
Historia Digital colabora con la Fundación ARTHIS

Abstract

The veterani had a great role in the colonies foundation of the Roman

Empire. In this work, we are going to tackle the reality of the veterani who

settled in the Iberian Peninsula, through an analysis structured in two main
blocks: the study of the figure of the veteranus and the colonies at whose

foundation there are elements from the army.

This will be done by analysing what was involved in obtaining the status

of veteran. Not only the acquisition of privileges derived from their rank, but
other aspects such as: their integration into civilian life, what motivated them

to choose their place of residence – when they had a choice – and how they
were perceived by their new neighbours.

For the analysis of the colonies we have to start with the supposed first
foundation in Hispania, Italica. We will continue with the foundations of s. II

BC, and then focus on three important figures in the Hispanic colonization

phenomenon: Cecilio Metelo, Caesar and Augustus.

The final aim of this work is to expose the relationship between the

colonies of the Iberian Peninsula and the veterans of the armies that passed
through Hispania during nearly three centuries of conflict.

Palabras Clave

colonias, ejército, veteranos, deductio, estatus, Hispania

Keywords

colonies, army, veterans, deductio, status, Hispania

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