The territory of Gallaecia was established as a Roman province during the late 3rd century CE and was located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It broadly corresponded with the current autonomous region of Galicia, and parts of Asturias, Leon, and Zamora, as well as a small part of northern Portugal. Its main river is the M…
Galicia(3,264 words)
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Sales-Carbonell, Jordina, “Galicia”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Consulted online on 29 November 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00001370>
First published online: 2018
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