tribal confederation · Iberia
Bastetani
Origins
The Bastetani occupied the uplands of eastern Andalusia, in modern Granada, Almería and Jaén, from the mid-first millennium BCE. Their main town was Basti, near Baza, and they bordered the Oretani, Contestani and coastal Bastuli.
Rule and society
They lived in fortified towns on hills controlling routes between the coast and the Guadalquivir valley. Their elites were buried in rich chamber tombs, as at Tútugi (Galera) and Basti, where the Lady of Baza, a painted stone statue of an enthroned woman used as a cinerary urn, was found in 1971. Their economy combined farming, herding and esparto working.
Decline and legacy
After Carthaginian control, the Bastetani passed under Rome during the Second Punic War and joined the great revolt of 197 BCE before being pacified. Their region was divided between Hispania Citerior and Baetica in Roman times.
Lineage
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- Bastetani paid tribute to Barcid Iberia230 BCE – 209 BCE
Cite this page
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bastetani. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bastetani
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