Spania
province of the Byzantine Empire
Spania (Latin: Provincia Spaniae) was a province of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) from 552 until 624.[1] Spania was created after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. During this time, Visgothic and Suebi people had took over the Iberian Peninsula.
| Province of Spania Provincia Spaniæ | |||||||||
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| Province of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
| 552–624 | |||||||||
 Spania in green | |||||||||
| Capital | Málaga or Cartagena | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Historical era | Late Antiquity | ||||||||
• Byzantine reconquest by Liberius | 552 | ||||||||
• Visigothic reconquest | 624 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | UK · Gibraltar Portugal Spain | ||||||||
History
Byzantine emperor Justinian I tried to restore the western provinces of the Empire. Spania was established in what is now the Balearic Islands and southern Andalusia.
Notes
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