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Hispania Carthaginensis

Coordinates: 38°00′00″N 1°00′00″W / 38.0000°N 1.0000°W / 38.0000; -1.0000
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Hispania Carthaginiensis c. 300

Hispania Carthaginiensis or Carthaginensis (Latin for "Carthaginian Spain") was a province of the Roman Empire with its capital at Carthago Nova ("New Carthage", modern Cartagena). It covered the central Mediterranean coast of Spain around the city and its hinterland into central Iberia.

History

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Hispania Carthaginiensis was created from Hispania Tarraconensis by the emperor Diocletian in 298.

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38°00′00″N 1°00′00″W / 38.0000°N 1.0000°W / 38.0000; -1.0000