iter ior ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁Roman ▁Republic , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁it ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁His p ania ▁Tar ra con ensis ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁His p ania ▁Ba et ica ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁L us it ania ▁in ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁His p ania ▁supplied ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁with ▁silver , ▁food , ▁o live ▁oil , ▁wine , ▁and ▁metal . ▁The ▁em per ors ▁Tra jan , ▁Had rian , ▁Marcus ▁A ure lius , ▁and ▁The odos ius ▁I , ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁Sen eca ▁the ▁Young er , ▁and ▁the ▁po ets ▁Mart ial ▁and ▁Luc an ▁were ▁born ▁from ▁families ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁ 6 0 0 - year ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁introduced ▁the ▁Latin ▁language ▁that ▁influenced ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁languages ▁that ▁exist ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Pre - mod ern ▁I ber ia ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁fifth ▁century , ▁German ic ▁pe op les ▁occupied ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁namely ▁the ▁Sue bi , ▁the ▁V and als ▁( S iling i ▁and ▁Has ding i ) ▁and ▁their ▁al lies , ▁the ▁Al ans . ▁Only ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Sue bi ▁( Qu adi ▁and ▁Mar com anni ) ▁would ▁end ure ▁after ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁another ▁wave ▁of ▁German ic ▁inv aders , ▁the