The Laietani were an ancient
Iberian (Pre-
Roman
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) people of the
Iberian peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, def ...
(the Roman
Hispania
Hispania ( la, Hispānia , ; nearly identically pronounced in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Italian) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hisp ...
). They inhabited the area occupied by the city of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
. One of the main thoroughfares of the city,
Via Laietana
Via Laietana () Vía Layetana in Spanish, is a major thoroughfare in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in the Ciutat Vella district. The avenue runs from Plaça Urquinaona to Plaça d'Antonio López, by the seafront, and separates the neighbourhoods ...
, is named after the Laietani. They are believed to have spoken an
Iberian language.
The Laietani minted their own coins, which bore the inscription ''laiesken'' in
northeastern Iberian script
The northeastern Iberian script, also known as Levantine Iberian or Iberian, was the main means of written expression of the Iberian language. The language is also expressed by the southeastern Iberian script and the Greco-Iberian alphabet ...
that is interpreted in the
Iberian language as a self-reference to the ethnic name of that people: from the Laietani or from those of ''Laie''.
Gallery
File:Catalonia Badalona MuseuDeBadalona EstelaFunerariaIberica.JPG, Funerary stele from Badalona
File:Poblat ibèric Puig Castellar.jpg, Ruins of the Puig Castellar Iberian village, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Santa Coloma de Gramenet () informally simply known as Santa Coloma (in Spanish: Santa Coloma de Gramanet, historically also known as ''Gramenet de Besòs'') is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the Ca ...
File:Penya del Moro Plaqueta de plom Inscripció.jpg, Inscribed lead plates from the Iberian archaeological site Penya del Moro, Sant Just Desvern
Sant Just Desvern (; ) is a town near Barcelona, in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.
Sant Just Desvern is located in the 2,078317º of longitude and 41,381611º of latitude.
It is situated at 122 m (average) above se ...
File:PoblatIbericCanOliver1.jpg, Vestiges of iberian archaeological site Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum
The Ca n'Oliver Iberian settlement is a very large Iberian settlement found in the Collserola mountain range, in the territory formerly known as '' Laietania'', in present-day Cerdanyola del Vallès. , Cerdanyola del Vallès
Cerdanyola del Vallès () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Collserola ridge. The town is served by the A-7 and C-58 motorways, the N-150 road and the Renf ...
See also
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Iberians
The Iberians ( la, Hibērī, from el, Ἴβηρες, ''Iberes'') were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. They are described in Greek and Roman sources (amo ...
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Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
This is a list of the pre- Roman people of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania, i. e., modern Portugal, Spain and Andorra). Some closely fit the concept of a people, ethnic group or tribe. Others are confederations or even unions of t ...
External links
Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)
Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
Ancient peoples of Spain
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