Numantia

Numantia is an ancient Celtiberian settlement, whose remains are located on a hill known as Cerro de la Muela in the current municipality of Garray, Spain [1]. Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars [1]. In 153 BC, Numantia experienced its first serious conflict with Rome [1]. Numantia was an Iron Age hill fort, which controlled a crossing of the river Duero [1]. In 137 BC, 20,000 Romans surrendered to the Celtiberians of Numantia [1]. Numantia's exact location vanished from memory, and some theories placed it in Zamora, but in 1860 Eduardo Saavedra identified the correct location in Garray, Soria [1]. In 1882, the ruins of Numantia were declared a national monument [1].