> During the Second Punic War, roughly between 210 and 205 BC the expanding Roman Republic captured Carthaginian trading colonies along the Mediterranean coast. Although it took the Romans nearly two centuries to complete the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, they retained control of it for over six centuries.
The Latin speakers (i.e. the Roman Empire) actually controlled Iberia for about as much time as Arabic speakers (i.e. various caliphates and emirates) :)
The Latin speakers (i.e. the Roman Empire) actually controlled Iberia for about as much time as Arabic speakers (i.e. various caliphates and emirates) :)