Of Celts and Iberians

by Jesús Balsinde

"Do not be suprised, my friend, that I long so much for remote lands in which people feel immensely rich with very little; it is true that I live in Rome enjoying a life of fame and prestige, but it is also true that I was born from Celts and Iberians."

--Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammata





Phoenicians and Greeks have long told the world stories about Hispania, a mysterious land of unimaginable wealth populated by proud Iberians and indomitable Celts. Until the III century BC, foreigners have come to the peninsula in peace. All this is about to change. Armies from Carthage and Rome have entered Iberia with an unmistakeable purpose. Will the brave Celts and Iberians be able to contain the imperialistic hunger of the most formidable war machines the world has known?