The Sedetani were an ancient Iberian (Pre- Roman) people of the

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(the Roman

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). They are believed to have spoken a form of the

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Location

Their territory extended from central to southern present-day

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, bordering with the lands of the Ilercavones in the east and the

Edetani The Edetani were an ancient Iberians, Iberian (Pre-Ancient Rome, Roman) people of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken a form of the Iberian language. See also *Iberians *Edeta *Pre-Roman peoples of the I ...

to the south. Some of their main towns were ''Salduie'' (''Salduba'' in the

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sources), located in present-day

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, and the Cabezo de Alcalá near Azaila.

Culture

Like other ancient Hispanic peoples, the Sedetani minted their own coins since the early 2nd century BC.

History

Submitted to Carthaginian rule in the 3rd century BC, the Sedetani were obliged to provide mercenary troops to the Punic armies during the

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, for

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describes a Sedetani contingent in

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's army, being led by two chieftains named Mandonius and Caeso.

, ''

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'', 3.

Notes

References

*Ángel Montenegro ''et alii'', ''Historia de España 2 - colonizaciones y formación de los pueblos prerromanos (1200-218 a.C)'', Editorial Gredos, Madrid (1989)

External links

Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)
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