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The Contestani were an ancient Iberian (Pre- Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken the
Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)Alicante Archaeological MuseumVillena Archaeological Museum
Ancient peoples of Spain Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula {{Spain-hist-stub
The Contestani were an ancient Iberian (Pre- Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken the Iberian language
The Iberian language was the language of an indigenous western European people identified by Greek and Roman sources who lived in the eastern and southeastern regions of the Iberian Peninsula in the pre-Migration Era (before about 375 AD). The a ...
.
They lived in a region located in the southwest of Hispania Tarraconensis, east of the territory of the Bastetani, between the city of ''Urci'', located NE of the Baetica and river ''Sucro'', today known as Júcar. Nowadays this would correspond to a section of the Albacete Province, the eastern part of the Region of Murcia and the southern part of the Valencian Community.
Cartago Nova
Cartagena () is a Spanish city and a major naval station on the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 218,943 inhabitants, being the region's second-largest municipality and the country's sixth-lar ...
was within its territory. Other important towns were ''Setabi'' ( Xàtiva), Lucenti or Lucentum
Lucentum ( grc-gre, Λούκεντον, ''Loúkenton''), called Lucentia by Pomponius Mela, is the Roman predecessor of the city of Alicante, Spain. Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlemen ...
(La Albufereta in Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...
), ''Alonis'' ( Villajoyosa), ''Ilici'' ( Elche), ''Menlaria'', ''Valentia'' and ''Iaspis''. Iberian coins were minted at ''Setabi''. Important Contestani archaeological sites include Tolmo de Minateda hill near Hellín and Bastida de les Alcusses
Labastida ( eu, Bastida) is a town and municipality of the Rioja Alavesa, in the province of Álava in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located between the River Ebro and the Sierra de Toloño mountain range, 4 km east of the city ...
, near Mogente
Mogente () or Moixent () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Costera in the Valencian Community, Spain.
The municipal area contains the ruins of la Bastida de les Alcusses
La Bastida de les Alcusses is an Iberian city of the 4th century ...
.Abad Casal L, Gutiérrez Lloret S, Sanz Gamo R. ''El Tolmo de Minateda. Una historia de tres mil quinientos años.'' Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha, Toledo, 1999
See also
* Iberians * Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula *Lucentum
Lucentum ( grc-gre, Λούκεντον, ''Loúkenton''), called Lucentia by Pomponius Mela, is the Roman predecessor of the city of Alicante, Spain. Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlemen ...
* Lady of Elche
*Treasure of Villena
The Treasure of Villena ( es, Tesoro de Villena) is one of the greatest hoard finds of gold of the European Bronze Age. It comprises 59 objects made of gold, silver, iron and amber with a total weight of almost 10 kilograms, 9 of them of 23.5 ka ...
* Tolmo de Minateda
*La Bastida de les Alcusses
La Bastida de les Alcusses is an Iberian city of the 4th century BC located near Mogente/Moixent, Valencia. It is considered to be one of the principal Iberian archaeological sites of the Valencian Community due to its sudden abandonment and goo ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120721085139/http://www.contestania.com/Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)
Ancient peoples of Spain Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula {{Spain-hist-stub