. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. ced part of theBalkan high lands. Thus with strong legions posted inpermanent encampments all along the Rhine and Danube, Romehad now a satisfactory northern frontier which only requiredguarding to keep Rome and Italy in securit). Spain had never been entirely subjugated- though it hadbeen in the possession of the Republic for nearly two of it indeed were almost as Roman as Rome. Gadesand Corduba, for example, were centres of learning andliterature, soon to produce citizens of renown in Lucan, Seneca,Mar
. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. ced part of theBalkan high lands. Thus with strong legions posted inpermanent encampments all along the Rhine and Danube, Romehad now a satisfactory northern frontier which only requiredguarding to keep Rome and Italy in securit). Spain had never been entirely subjugated- though it hadbeen in the possession of the Republic for nearly two of it indeed were almost as Roman as Rome. Gadesand Corduba, for example, were centres of learning andliterature, soon to produce citizens of renown in Lucan, Seneca,Martial, Quintilian, and an emperor in Trajan—a most dis-tinguished galaxy. But-a great part of Spain was still in thehands of wild and chivalrous barbarians. Particularlyin the north-west the Cantabrians and Asturians were a menace to thepeaceful province. For eight years and more the Romanscontinued to fight them with brief intervals termed himself came over in 26 and directed operationscomfortably from Tarraco. The leader of the rebels was a220. AUGUSTUShero-chief called Corocotta who so exasperated the Romansthat Augustus offered ^10,000 for his capture. This sum thebrigand earned by walking into the Roman camp to surrender,and Augustus, charmed at the idea, gave him his liberty aswell as the reward. He married a Roman wife and died aRoman citizen as Gains Julius Caracuttus. Caesar himself fellseriously ill in the course of the long campaign. Both sidesincreased in ferocity. The Romans crucified their prisonersand the Spaniards mocked them from the cross. FinallyAugustus had to send for Agrippa to finish the business, whichhe did in 19 Now Spain was really conquered for everand even the northern highlanders laid down their arms andaccepted civilisation. Baetica, the southern part of thepeninsula, was given to the senate to govern, and the northernhalf divided into the two imperial provinces, Tarraconensisand Lusitania, the latter corresponding ro
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