Oretani

Oreto and Zuqueca archaeological site near Granátula de Calatrava

The Oretani were a pre-Roman ancient Iberian or Celtic people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania), in Estremadura, La Mancha, eastern Andalusia and Múrcia. They are believed by some to be of Iberian language, by others to be Celtic, akin to the Celtiberians, as the northern Oretani were also called Germani.

Location map of the pre-Roman people of Oretani in Iberian peninsula.

The main archaeological sites are Oreto and Zuqueca and Cerro de las Cabezas.

Oretania, the territory of the Oretani, was located in the eastern Sierra Morena, which included most of Ciudad Real Province except its western end, the northern section of Jaén Province, the western half of Albacete Province and the southern rim of Cuenca Province. The main cities in the area are Linares, Úbeda/Baeza, La Carolina, Montiel, Valdepeñas and Almagro.

See also

• Biche of Balazote
• Sisapo
• Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula

External links

• Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)