Hispania
For other uses, see Hispania (disambiguation). Hispania 218 BC–5th century Roman provinces of Hispania Capital Baetica: Corduba Ulterior: Emerita Augusta Citerior: Tarraco Languages Latin, various Paleohispanic languages Religion Traditional indigenous and Roman religion, followed by Christianity Government Autocracy Emperor • AD 98 – AD 117 Trajan • AD 117 – AD 138 Hadrian • AD 379 to AD 395 Theodosius I Legislature Roman Senate Historical era Classical antiquity • Established 218 BC • Disestablished 5th century Population • est. 5,000,000 or more Preceded by Succeeded by Carthaginian Iberia Visigothic Kingdom Kingdom of the Suebi Today part of Portugal Spain Gibraltar Andorra Hispania ( / h ɪ ˈ s p æ n i ə , - ˈ s p eɪ n i ə / ; Latin: [hɪsˈpaːnia] ) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Under the Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. During the Principate, Hispania Ulterior was di...