Chronology
| Years | Events |
|---|---|
| 1200 BCE. | The Phoenicians initiate commercial trade to the Far East. |
| XI-X-IX. Century BCE | Development in the Iberian Peninsula of the various stages of bronze culture. |
| 814 BCE. | Foundation of Carthage by the Phoenicians of Tyr. |
| 800 BCE. | The Rhodesians sailed the East Mediterranean and set up Roses. |
| VIII.Century to mid-VI. Century BCE. | The glory of Tartessic culture (treasures of Aliseda,Carambolo and Evora) |
| 776 BCE. | Creation of the first Olympic Games |
| VII. Century BCE. | Reign of the legendary Argantonius, king of Tartessos |
| 660 BCE. | The Carthaginians set up Ebussus (Ibiza) |
| 630 BCE | Voyage of Kolaios of Samos to the Tartessos. |
| 600 BCE. | The Greeks of Phocea set up Massalia (Marseille) and Emporion (Empuries) |
| 550 BCE. | First truly Iberian manifestations |
| 480 BCE. | First Carthaginian defeat by the Greeks. Participation of Iberian mercenaries. |
| 425 BCE. | Intensification of Greek trade. Flowering of Iberian culture. |
| 348 BCE. | Second treaty between Rome and Carthage. Limiting of Roman influence in the cape of Palos. |
| 237 BCE. | The Carthaginians land for the first time in the peninsula, crossing the Straits of Gibraltar. |
| 226 BCE. | Treaty of the Ebro. Border between Rome and Carthage, situated on the river Ebro. |
| 218 BCE. | The Romans land for the first time in the peninsula, in Empuries. |
| 209 BCE. | Carthagena is taken by the Romans. Revolt of the Ilergets. |
| 205 BCE. | Defeat of the Ilergets and death of their leaders Indibil and Mandoni, insurgents against Rome. |
| 197 BCE. | First administrative partition of the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans into Ulterior and Citerior. Major rebellion by the natives. |
| 195 BCE. | The consul Marc Porci Cato put down the Iberian tribes to the North of the Ebro, from Empuries southwards. End of Iberian opposition to the Romans. |
| 180-179 BCE. | Pacts between native peoples and Romans. Beginning of Romanization of the cities and abandonment of Iberian villages, which are substituted by villae and Roman cities. |
| 154-133 BCE. | Celtiberian wars. |
| 147-139 BCE. . | Revolt of Viriat. |
