ɪt wʌzðə sˈiːt ʌvðɪ ˌoːɹɪtˈɑːni, ɐn aɪbˈɪɹiən tɹˈaɪb wˌɪtʃ sˈɛɾəld ɪnðə vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə ɡwˈɑːdɐlkwˌɪvɪɹ ɹˈɪvɚ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɪksθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː.
It was the seat of the Oretani, an Iberian tribe which settled in the vicinity in the north of the Guadalquivir River beginning in the sixth century BC.