Oliveira, Francisco De [German version] A. Early History (CT) The Romans reached Hispania, already partially settled by Greeks, in 218 BC. Romanisation, marked by the wars of the generals Viriatus (147-139 BC) and Sertorius (80-72 BC), determined the present form of settlements and transportation routes. The administrative units point to a cultural and linguistic differentiation of the western peninsula. The fall of the Western Roman empire accelerated the segregation and separate development of Latin in Hispania, which had meanwhile been reunited by the Visigoths in …