The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis.
Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis. The oldest trace of human history in Portugal.
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley
Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar, built in the 3rd millennium BCE
Example of Castræ round houses, Citânia de Briteiros
Lusitania was an ancient Iberian Roman province encompassing most of modern-day Portugal and a large portion of western Spain. Romans named the region after the Lusitanians, an Indo-European tribe inhabiting the lands.
Marcus Salvius Otho Caesar Augustus, governor of Lusitania between 58 and 68.
Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida)
Roman Theatre of Metellinum (Medellín)
]]Pax Iulia (Beja)