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The Iberians: Historical Talk with David of Ars Magna
The Iberians: Historical Talk with David of Ars Magna

Tue 09 Sept

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València

The Iberians: Historical Talk with David of Ars Magna

In this talk we’llgo back to the beginning of Valencia’s history with the second in our series of historical talks with David of Ars Magna.

Time & Location

09 Sept 2025, 11:00 – 12:30

València, C. del Bon Orde, 8, Extramurs, 46008 València, Valencia, Spain

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About The Event

This talk will take us all the way back to the days of the Iberians. Who were the ancient people that settled on the eastern and southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula beginning in the 6th century BC? It seems obvious that they were valiant, and well-organized enough to have been described in both Greek and Roman by prominent authors such as Miletus, Herodotus and Strabo. Romans called them "Hispani", which makes it seem that they were our direct ancestors. Iberians soaked up cultural influences from evolved Mediterranean cultures such as the Phoenicians and the Greeks. These pre-Indo - European settlers had their own language and lived in fortified settlements or “oppida” and their communities were based on a tribal organization. The Iberians living in what today are Valencia lands were more urbanized than their counterparts in the central and northwest regions, e.g., the Celts. With writing, metalworking, ceramics, the…


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    €12.00

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