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title: Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16928/map-of-roman-hispania-under-hadrian-c-125-ce/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2026-07-24
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# Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16928.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16928.png)

## Image Caption

[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Hispania under [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) (reign 117–138 CE) represented the outcome of a long and often violent process of [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/), beginning during the [Second Punic War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Second_Punic_War/) (218–201 BCE) and concluding with the Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BCE). By c. 125 CE, the peninsula was governed through three principal provinces: the imperial provinces of Tarraconensis and Lusitania and the senatorial province of Baetica. Provincial capitals, judicial districts, military installations, and road networks connected local communities to Roman administrative authority while facilitating taxation, troop movement, migration, and the circulation of metals, olive oil, wine, grain, and other commodities across the [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/).

Roman rule did not erase the peninsula’s cultural diversity but created an uneven process of political integration and cultural exchange. [Cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) such as Tarraco, Emerita Augusta, Corduba, and Italica became centres of government, commerce, public [religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/religion/), and civic identity, while Latin, [Roman law](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Law/), and imperial institutions interacted with enduring regional traditions. Hispania’s importance within the wider [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/) is reflected in its economic resources, urban development, and the emergence of emperors including [Trajan](https://www.worldhistory.org/trajan/) (reign 98–117 CE) and Hadrian (reign 117–138 CE). By Hadrian’s reign, Hispania was not a distant frontier but a deeply connected component of the Roman imperial system.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2026, July 24). Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16928/map-of-roman-hispania-under-hadrian-c-125-ce/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 24, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16928/map-of-roman-hispania-under-hadrian-c-125-ce/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE: Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jul 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16928/map-of-roman-hispania-under-hadrian-c-125-ce/>.

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