The world: historical and actual . W MW TlfflS W<$S 0§ii!8 SSS mm!Sw Mai«N KL_IMl %& (^ m ¥n Wn 71 CHAPTER XLIX AAAA Iberia and the First Age op Spain—The Gothic Period—Theological Animosity—Invasionof the Moors—The Moorish Kingdom Established—The Light of Cordova—Z a rah theLuxurious—The Moorish Civilization—Arrevoes and the Religious Reaction—Fall ofCordova and Rise of Granada—The Alhambra—The Glory and Shame of Spain—TheFall of Malaga—The Conquest of Granada. K—^E^f»-TH. •* HE present nation of Spaincomprises, in its home ter-ritory, an area of 195,775square miles. The termSpanish Penins
The world: historical and actual . W MW TlfflS W<$S 0§ii!8 SSS mm!Sw Mai«N KL_IMl %& (^ m ¥n Wn 71 CHAPTER XLIX AAAA Iberia and the First Age op Spain—The Gothic Period—Theological Animosity—Invasionof the Moors—The Moorish Kingdom Established—The Light of Cordova—Z a rah theLuxurious—The Moorish Civilization—Arrevoes and the Religious Reaction—Fall ofCordova and Rise of Granada—The Alhambra—The Glory and Shame of Spain—TheFall of Malaga—The Conquest of Granada. K—^E^f»-TH. •* HE present nation of Spaincomprises, in its home ter-ritory, an area of 195,775square miles. The termSpanish Peninsula, or ThePeninsula, is used to des-ignate both that countryand Portugal. The latterdid not have a separate existenceuntil a comparatively late date,and the old name Iberia applies tothe entire peninsula region. Thefirst inhabitants, railed Iberians,were Celts. The Phoenicians werethe first to introduce civilizationinto the Peninsula. They estab-lished several trading posts alongthe coast. These were followed byseveral Greek colonies, and later still by Cartha-ginian settlements. During the second Punic WarsSpain was the base of operations for the Cartha-ginians under Hamilcar and Hannibal, the Romansunder Scipio. After that it became a part of theRoman Empire. Then for the first time the leavenof civilization began to permeate the country. Asa part of the great Roman Empire, Iberia producedmany men of note. It was the birth-place of the Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, An
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