ποΈ Numantia-Pagus Gallorum et Segardinenssium
Archaeological site of a Celtiberian settlement and Roman siege, central Spain
π Fast Facts
- Located in Soria Province, Castile and LeΓ³n, Spain, on a hilltop above the Duero River
- Celtiberian settlement destroyed during the Roman siege of 134β133 BCE
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (designated 2017, as part of a broader Iberian archaeological complex)
- Inhabited from the 8th century BCE, with evidence of continuous settlement before Roman conquest
Numantia was a Celtiberian fortified settlement that became the site of one of antiquity's most significant Roman military ...