Byzantine Spania

Byzantine Spania was a colony in Iberia (Europe) that lasted from 552 to 624 CE, about 72 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

A coastal province in the south-east that Justinian's forces seized during a Visigothic civil war. The Visigoths retook the last towns around 624.

See Byzantine Spania on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: 552 to 624 CE
Duration: 72 years
Type: Colony
Region: Iberia, Europe
Language family: Greek
Capital: Cartagena

Neighbours in Europe

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
Avar Khaganate c. 567 to 822 CE
Lombard Kingdom 568 to 774 CE
Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 507 to 711 CE
Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 to 553 CE
San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
Kingdom of Gwynedd c. 450 to 1216 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia
First Turkic Khaganate 552 to 603 CE, Central and North Asia

Questions

When did Byzantine Spania exist?

552 to 624 CE, about 72 years.

Where was Byzantine Spania?

Iberia, in Europe. Its capital was Cartagena.

What language did Byzantine Spania speak?

Greek. This family includes Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek.