Celtiberians: Intriguing Martial Culture And Their Skilled Warrior Infantry

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Celtiberians -tribes of mixed Iberian and Celtic origin - inhabited an area in the central-northeastern Iberian Peninsula during the final centuries BC. 

'Celtiberi' is Roman, and the Iberian Peninsula was Roman – Hispania.

The Celtiberians evolved from a tribal to a city-based culture. Still, it is difficult to estimate the degree of Celtic ancestry among them and other tribes that occupied the Iberian Peninsula.

The Celtiberian culture was strongly influenced by contacts with the Iberians in eastern and southern Spain, who traded widely with Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. Ancient historical sources confirm that the Celtiberians were friendly and hospitable but also had a warlike nature.

They had a tradition of duels between champions, according to which a warrior dedicated his life to his chief. Celtiberian warriors enjoyed a reputation as the finest warriors of their time; they also became famous as talented cavalrymen, riding the local breed of horse known as Lusitano.

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