▁capital ▁V iro ves ca ▁in ▁the ▁O ca ▁river ▁valley . ▁ ▁Roman ization ▁▁ ▁They ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Cel ti ber ian ▁Wars ▁though ▁as ▁traditional ▁al lies ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ones ▁helped ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁fighting ▁off ▁the ▁Roman ▁general ▁S ert or ius ' ▁inc urs ion ▁into ▁northern ▁Cel ti ber ia ▁in ▁ 7 6 ▁BC , ▁and ▁remained ▁independent ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁BC , ▁when ▁the ▁mount ing ▁pressure ▁of ▁Ast ures ▁and ▁Cant ab ri ▁ra ids ▁finally ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁seek ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Rome . ▁Despite ▁being ▁aggreg ated ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁His p ania ▁Tar ra con ensis ▁province ▁at ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁AD , ▁the ▁Aut rig ones ▁were ▁only ▁partially ▁roman ized , ▁never ▁became ▁Christian ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁Roman ▁Imperial ▁army ▁with ▁auxili ary ▁troops ▁( A ux ilia ) ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁Aut rig one ▁people ▁surv ived ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁in ▁Spain ▁by ▁the ▁German ic ▁invas ions ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁briefly ▁re created ▁their ▁real m ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁provinces ▁of ▁Burg os , ▁Á lava , ▁and ▁B isc ay ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁centuries , ▁before ▁being ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁their ▁V ard uli ▁neighb ours ▁and ▁ultimately ▁destroyed ▁or ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁Vas con es ▁in ▁around ▁AD ▁