Lobetani
The Lobetani (Greek: Lobetanoi), were a small pre-Roman Celtiberian people of ancient Spain mentioned only once by Ptolemy[1] in the 2nd century AD, situated at the southwest Teruel province around the Albarracín area. In archeological terms, they are the least known of the southeastern Celtiberian tribes, even though their capital Lobetum (Greek: Lobeton) has been identified with the Iron Age site of El Castellar de Frías, near Albarracín. What part the mysterious Lobetani played in the history of the region is still unknown, but it is clear that they became allies of Rome around the time of the Second Punic War, clashing with the Celtiberian Belli. Incorporated into Hispania Citerior Province after 156 BC, the Lobetani retained their independence until the beginning of the 1st century BC when they were romanized absorbed by the wider Roman civilization.
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References
- Ángel Montenegro et alii, Historia de España 2 - colonizaciones y formación de los pueblos prerromanos (1200-218 a.C), Editorial Gredos, Madrid (1989) ISBN 84-249-1386-8
- Francisco Burillo Mozota, Los Celtíberos, etnias y estados, Crítica, Grijalbo Mondadori, S.A., Barcelona (1998, revised edition 2007) ISBN 84-7423-891-9