3rd Century BC
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | The Celtic Calaicians or Gallaeci inhabit all the region above the Douro river (modern Galicia and northern Portugal). | |
| Hannibal Barca expands Carthaginian conquests in Iberia. He goes as far as to penetrate in the territory of the Vacceos (north of central Iberia) and captures the cities of Salmantica (Salamanca) and Arbucela (region of Zamora). He is also credited as having founded the Port of Hannibal (possibly Portimão in the Algarve). (to 219 ) | ||
| 210 | Hasdrubal son of Gisco goes into Lusitania and camps near the Tagus mouth. |
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