Cantabrian, Iberian phenotypes.

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Some pics from the first post are offline because are old links, check the last pages

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Roman armies (of course they are Cantabrians)















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[Boudica]

Ooh that looks like a lot of fun I want to be there! I love festivals that relate to the people of olden times, each European area has it's unique kind

[Scrapple]

If anyone wonders why Americans are on European preservationists forums it is because we want to see festivals like this preserved.

[Amapola]

Amazing display, thanks. Obviously, "the Muslim" gene is affecting them

[Lábaru]

Thanks guys, these photos and videos are an annual celebration of old Cantabrian wars against the Romans:

The Cantabrian Wars (29 BC-19 BC) occurred during the Roman conquest of the modern provinces of Cantabria, Asturias and León, against the Asturs and the Cantabri. They were the final stage of the conquest of Hispania.

According to what remains from representations on coins and Cantabrian stelae, the Cantabri were skilled in light arms. Lucan referred to this when he wrote, Cantaber exiguis et longis Teutonus armis (The Cantabrian with his short weapons and the Teuton with his long ones). They went equipped with small swords, daggers, small spears or javelins, lances, round or oval shields of wood, and leather chest protection. They also used a weapon like the Iberian falcata, and the bipinnis, a type of double-headed axe particular to the peoples of Northern Hispania.

The Cantabri were able at the time to ride horses, as reflected in the fact that some of their cavalry tactics would be adopted by the Roman army. Examples include the 'circulus cantabricus', a semicircular formation, and the 'cantabricus impetus', a massive frontal attack against enemy lines with the goal of breaching them, as described by Flavius Arrianus.

The resistance of these people forced the Roman Empire to move to the area a number almost equal to the Roman legions that they need for conquer the entire Gallia.

The quality of the Cantabrian enemy was such that Augustus was obliged to deploy a number of legions in the conflict:

Legio I Augusta
II Augusta
IIII Macedonica
V Alaudae (operated in Asturias)
VI Victrix (operated in Asturias)
VIIII Hispana
X Gemina (operated in Asturias)
XX Valeria Victrix

to which he added various auxiliary troops:

Ala II Gallorum,
Cohors II Gallorum,
Ala II Thracum Victrix Civium Romanorum,
Cohors IV Thracum Aequitata,
Ala Parthorum
Ala Augusta

And

The Roman navy was also sent to the Cantabrian coast from Gallia Aquitania. It was an important factor in the conflict's resolution, since it completed the encirclement of the Cantabri begun by the ground forces. It is calculated that, in total, the Roman Army deployed 70,000 men, although these calculations vary amongst authors, because they used a 5,000 men per legion base. In reality, the figure should surpass 80,000 men counting auxiliaries since, through the reforms of Gaius Marius, the legion had about 6,000 soldiers. However, in Augustus' time, although a legion was officially composed of 6,200 men, for various reasons, the number usually oscillated between 5,000 and 8,000.

http://www.guerrascantabras.net/scri...loCantabro.php

[Artek]

Cantabria has got, going after Eupedia, highest R1a frequency in Spain. Any idea why? Maybe some Normans or Germanic invaders(Suebi?, Visigoths?) may have carried R1a, I don't have any better idea.