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  1. Iberian

    Iberian refers to Iberia disambiguation Iberia , which has two basic meanings, the disused, of Caucasian Iberia corresponding roughly to modern day Georgia country Georgia and Iviron monastery still used on Greece s Holy Mountain , and the modern sense of someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula , namely from Portugal and Spain . It may refer to TOC right Iberian Peninsula Iberian System or Sistema Ib rico South Western Iberian Bronze , Bronze Age culture of southern Portugal and nearby areas of Spain Iberians , in general the name the ancient Greeks and Romans gave to the people of the ancient Iberian peninsula and more specifically to one of the ancient Pre Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula this latter meaning should not be confused with the Celtiberians Iberian language , the language of the ancient Iberians Iberian scripts , the writing scripts of the ancient Iberians Northeastern Iberian script Southeastern Iberian script Greco Iberian alphabet Category Basque and Iberian deities Basque and Iberian deities Category Iberian weapons Iberian weapons Iberian Union , a personal union between the crowns of Spain and Portugal from 1580 1640 Other Daily Iberian , newspaper in New Iberia, Louisiana Iberian horse , collective name of horse breeds native to the Iberian Peninsula Iberian lynx , critically endangered lynx native to the Iberian Peninsula Iberian Wolf Iberian wolf , subspecies of Grey wolf inhabiting northern Portugal and northwestern Spain Iberian gauge , rail gauge used in Spain and Portugal Caucasian Iberia Caucasian Iberians , Greco Roman designation for Georgians Iberian War , fought from 526 to 532 CE between the Eastern Roman Empire and Sassanid Empire over the eastern Georgian kingdom of Iberia See also Hispanic and Hispanophone Lusitanic and Lusophone disambig es Ibero desambiguaci n eu Ibero argipena fr Ib rique ...   more details



  1. Iberian Shrew

    Taxobox name Iberian Shrew image status lc status system IUCN regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Soricomorpha familia Soricidae genus Sorex species S. granarius binomial Sorex granarius binomial authority Gerrit Smith Miller Miller , 1910 synonyms range map Iberian Shrew area.png range map caption Iberian Shrew range The Iberian Shrew or Lagranja Shrew Sorex granarius is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain . References Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 29664 all Sorex granarius . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 30 July 2007. Soricomorpha S2. Category Sorex redtoothed shrew stub br Minoc h Spagn ca Musaranya ib rica es Sorex granarius eu Sorex granarius nl Iberische bosspitsmuis ...   more details



  1. Iberian scripts

    Image Mapa escriptures paleohisp niques ang.jpg 250px thumb Iberian scripts in the context of Paleohispanic scripts Image Mapa lleng es paleohisp niques ang.jpg 250px right thumb The Iberian language in the context of Paleohispanic languages . Light green along the Mediterranean coast is the Iberian ... 250px thumb The proposed dual variant of northeastern Iberian Based on Ferrer i Jan 2005 Image Bronce ... ib ric nord oriental.jpg 250px thumb A northeastern Iberian signary not dual . Image Un signari ib ric sud oriental Correa 2004 .jpg 250px thumb Possible values of the southeastern Iberian signary Correa ... greco ib ric.jpg 250px thumb A Greco Iberian alphabet. Image Plom I de La Serreta Cara B .jpg 250px right thumb Lead plaque from la Serreta Alcoi using the Greco Iberian alphabet. The Iberian scripts are the Paleohispanic scripts that were used to represent the extinct Iberian language . Most ... alphabetic . The oldest Iberian inscriptions date to the 4th or possibly the 5th century BCE, and the latest ... There are two main graphic as well as geographic variants in the family Northeastern Iberian script ... century BCE Southeastern Iberian script In the sense that the Iberian scripts are the scripts created for the Iberians to represent the Iberian language, the Greco Iberian alphabet , a separate adaptation of the Greek alphabet , was also an Iberian script. It was used mainly in Alicante and Murcia . Likewise, neither the southwestern script , very similar to southeastern Iberian script but used ... Iberian script used for the Celtiberian language , are technically Iberian scripts. The northeastern Iberian script is often known simply as the Iberian script , because it is the script of 95 of known Iberian inscriptions. These have been found mainly in the northeastern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula ... on the Ebre valley. The southeastern Iberian script is poorly attested, and there are some gaps in the records ... Iberian script the decipherment of the southeastern Iberian script is not still closed ...   more details



  1. Iberian Cup

    another edition of the Iberian Cup, which gave the competition one more time and official character ... Competition Result Runner up Competition Iberian Cup I 1935 flagicon Portugal FC Porto Portuguese Liga align center 4 2 flagicon Spain Real Betis Balompi La Liga Iberian Cup II 1983 flagicon Portugal SL Benfica Portuguese Liga align center 1 2 3 1 flagicon Spain Athletic Bilbao La Liga Iberian Cup ... 2 1 flagicon Spain Real Madrid UEFA Champions League Champions League Iberian Supercup 2005 flagicon ... football competitions in Europe es Copa Ib rica de f tbol pt Ta a Ib rica simple Iberian Cup ...   more details



  1. Daily Iberian

    Wikify date November 2011 The Daily Iberian is a daily newspaper in New Iberia, Louisiana . The newspaper is owned by Wick Communications . The Daily Iberian publishes on Sunday morning but is an afternoon newspaper from Monday through Friday inclusive. As of 2010 the circulation is nearly 35,000. ref http www.iberianet.com about us About Us on Iberianet.com accessed 2010 October 9 . ref Further information is available from the newspaper s web site. ref http www.iberianet.com Daily Iberian web site accessed 2010 October 9 . ref Notes reflist External links Portalbox Louisiana Journalism official website http www.iberianet.com mobile http m.iberianet.com mobile DEFAULTSORT Daily Iberian Category Federal Emergency Management Agency critics Category Media in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Category Media in New Orleans, Louisiana Category Newspapers published in Louisiana Category Publications established in 1893 Category Iberia Parish, Louisiana Louisiana stub louisiana newspaper stub ...   more details



  1. Iberian cattle

    Iberian cattle are a group of cattle breed s native to the Iberian Peninsula . while native to the Iberian Peninsula , they are all wild and not considered farm animals See also List of breeds of cattle Further reading Citation author K. K. Kidd, W. H. Stone, C. Crimella, C. Carenzi, M. Casati, G. Rognoni date January 1980 title Immunogenetic and population genetic analyses of Iberian cattle journal Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics volume 11 issue 1 pages 21 38 doi 10.1111 j.1365 2052.1980.tb01489.x url http www.texaslonghornconservancy.org Immunogenetic 20 26 20Population 20Genetics 20of 20Iberian 20Cattle 20 201980.pdf accessdate 17 September 2011 Citation author Marta Prado, Pilar Calo, Alberto Cepeda, Jorge Barros Vel zquez Professor date August 2005 title Genetic evidence of an Asian background in heteroplasmic Iberian cattle Bos taurus Effect on food authentication studies based on polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis journal Electrophoresis volume 26 issue 15 pages 2918 2926 doi 10.1002 elps.200500011 Citation author Cecilia Anderung, Abigail Bouwman, Per Persson, Jos Miguel Carretero, Ana Isabel Ortega, Rengert Elburg, Colin Smith, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Hans Ellegren, and Anders G therstr m date 15 June 2005 title Prehistoric contacts over the Straits of Gibraltar indicated by genetic analysis of Iberian Bronze Age cattle journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences volume 102 issue 24 pages 8431 8435 doi 10.1073 pnas.0503396102 url http www.pnas.org content 102 24 8431.full accessdate 17 September 2011 Citation author I. Mart n Burriel, C. Rodellar, J. Ca n, O. Cort s, S. Dunner, V. Landi, A. Mart nez Mart nez, L. T. Gama, C. Ginja, M. C. T. Penedo, A. Sanz, P. Zaragoza and J. V. Delgado date April 2011 title Genetic diversity, structure, and breed relationships in Iberian cattle journal Journal of Animal ... diversity of a comprehensive representation of Iberian native cattle journal Animal volume 5 ...   more details



  1. Iberian horse

    Image WELBECK Le Superbe Cheval De Spanie.jpg thumb right 1743 engraving depicting an Iberian horse The Iberian horse is a title given to a number of list of horse breeds horse breeds native to the Iberian peninsula . At present, 17 horse breeds are recognized by FAO 2005 as characteristic of the Iberian Peninsula. Three are Portuguese, the Lusitano , Sorraia and Garrano , and the remaining 14 are Spain Spanish . These include the Asturcon Asturc n , Burguete, Caballo de Monte del Pa s Vasco, Galician Pony Pura Raza Gallega , Pura Raza Espa ola Andalusian horse , Hispano horse Hispano Arabe , Hispano Bret n , Jaca Navarra , Losina , Monchina and Pottok Pottoka , as well as the Cavall Mallorqu , Mallorquina and Menorquina subsets of the Balearic horse Balearic breed ref http www.scielo.br scielo.php?pid S1415 47572007000100009&script sci arttext Genetic characterization of the Spanish Trotter horse breed using microsatellite markers , Genetics and Molecular Biology , accessed November 5, 2009. ref . ref Lopez, Maria S. et al. . Mitochondrial DNA Insight On The Evolutionary History Of The Iberian Horses. Poroceedings of the XIV Plant and Animal Genome Conference, 2006. Web page accessed June 17, 2007 at http www.intl pag.org 14 abstracts PAG14 P594.html ref A spinoff from the Sorraia, the Marisme o , has also been identified living in Do ana National Park , but is not on the FAO list. ref name Royo cite journal url http jhered.oxfordjournals.org cgi content full 96 6 663 TBL2 title The Origins of Iberian Horses Assessed via Mitochondrial DNA journal Journal of Heredity author Royo, L.J., I. lvarez, A. Beja Pereira, A. Molina, I. Fern ndez, J. Jordana, E. G mez, J. P. Guti rrez ... 12 15 pmid 16251517 ref ref A. Rodero et al, 2008 needs full cite ref Iberian horses are thought ... bit until properly sourced and cited Modern Iberian breeds tend to be of a Baroque horse type that resemble ... reflist External links http jhered.oxfordjournals.org content 96 6 663.abstract The Origins of Iberian ...   more details



  1. Iberian language

    For other uses Languages of Iberia Infobox language name Iberian states Modern Spain and France region Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula extinct 1st 2nd century AD familycolor unclassified iso3 xib notice IPA The Iberian language was the language of a people identified by Ancient Greece Greek and ancient Rome Roman sources who lived in the eastern and southeastern regions of the Iberian ... and 1st century BC. The Iberian language, as the other paleohispanic languages , except Basque, became ... . Iberian is speculated to be a language isolate , but while its different scripts have been deciphered ... 300px right thumb Iberian language in the context of paleohispanic languages The Iberian language was widely spoken along the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. In the north, the Iberian ... with mixed Iberian and Celt ic elements. The southern limit would be Porcuna , in Ja n Spanish province Ja n Spain , where splendid sculptures of Iberian riders have been found. Towards inland the exact distribution of the Iberian language inscriptions is uncertain. It seems that the culture .... Among the pre Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula the following might have spoken the Iberian ... 2006 , Iberian could have been the language spoken by the autochthonous population of these territories, while for others, such as De Hoz 1993 , Iberian could have been more of a lingua franca . History Image Mapa escriptures paleohisp niques ang.jpg 300px right thumb Iberian scripts in the context of paleohispanic scripts The origin of the language is unknown. Although Iberian ceased to be written ... thumb Lead plaque from Ullastret using the dual variant of the northeastern Iberian script . Main Iberian scripts The oldest Iberian inscriptions date to the 4th century BC or maybe the 5th century ... AD. More than two thousand Iberian inscriptions are currently known. Most are short texts on ceramic with personal names, which are usually interpreted as ownership marks. The longest Iberian texts ...   more details



  1. Iberian Wolf

    Taxobox name Iberian Wolf image Canis lupus signatus Kerkrade Zoo 20.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Canis species Gray Wolf C. lupus subspecies C. l. signatus trinomial Canis lupus signatus trinomial authority ngel Cabrera naturalist Cabrera , 1907 The Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus is a subspecies of grey wolf that inhabits the forest and plains of northern Portugal and northwestern Spain . Features and adaptations The Iberian wolf differs from the more common Eurasian Wolf with its thinner build, the white marks on the upper lips, the dark marks on the tail and a pair of dark marks in its front legs that give it its subspecies name, signatus marked . The subspecies differentiation may have developed at the end of the Pleistocene Ice Age s due to the isolation of the Iberian Peninsula when glacier barriers grew in the Pyrenees and eventually reached the Gulf of Biscay in the West and the Mediterranean in the East. Males can weigh up to 40 kilograms, with females usually weighing 10  kg less. ref http www.signatus.org docs situation.pdf The wolf in Spain Bot generated title ref Diet The Iberian Wolf lives in small packs. It is considered to be beneficial because it keeps the population of wild boar stable, thus allowing some respite to the endangered capercaillie populations which suffers greatly from ... of the Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus . Until 1900s the Iberian Wolf inhabited the major part of the Iberian Peninsula. However, the Francoist Government started an extermination campaign during ..., the Iberian Wolf is expanding to the South and East. There are reports of wolves returning to Navarre ... native wolf was killed in 1929. However, this animal was not a member of the Iberian subspecies ... http www.iberianature.com material wolf.html catalonia Iberian Wolf Wolves in Spain http lobo.fc.ul.pt ... 379752.html Iberian Wolf Caught in Action..Hunting Category Wolves Category Mammals of Europe Category ...   more details



  1. John the Iberian

    Infobox saint name Saint John the Iberian birth date death date 1002 AD feast day July 12 venerated in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church image imagesize 250px caption birth place Georgia death place Mount Athos titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues John the Iberian ref The name refers to Caucasian Iberia , and not to the Iberian Peninsula . ref lang ka also John the Georgian, John the Hagiorite , John Iweron died ca. 1002 was a Georgia country Georgian monk , who is venerated as a saint . A member of the Georgian nobility, he was married and served as a military commander. However, he later became a monk in Bithynia and then traveled to Constantinople to rescue his son, Euthymius the Illuminator Euthymius Opplyseren . Euthymius had been held as a hostage by the emperor. Image Iviron Aug2006.jpg thumb left 250px Iviron monastery, as seen from the Trail path that connects Iviron to Stavronikita monastery John and his son attracted many followers, so they both retired to the monastery of Saint Athanasius on Mount Athos . They founded Iviron monastery with the help of John s brother in law, Tornikios John Thornikos , a retired general. John served as the first abbot of Iviron. References references External links http www.catholic forum.com saints saintj7o.htm Saint John the Georgian http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 4002 St. John the Iberian Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Iberian, John The ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Georgia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Mount Athos DEFAULTSORT Iberian, John The Category 1000s deaths Category Athonite Fathers Category Saints of Georgia country Category Roman Catholic saints from Georgia country Category Christian monks from Georgia country Category 11th century Christian saints Category Byzantine Georgians ca Joan d Iv ron ko it Giovanni ...   more details



  1. Iberian Pact

    Refimprove date March 2007 Infobox treaty name Iberian Pact long name Portuguese Spanish Treaty of Friendship and Non Aggression image image width caption type date drafted date signed Start date 1939 03 17 location signed Lisbon , Portugal date sealed date effective condition effective date expiration signatories parties ratifiers depositor language languages wikisource The Portuguese Spanish Treaty of Friendship and Non Aggression lang es Tratado de Amistad y No Agressi n entre Portugal y Espa a , lang pt Tratado de Amizade e N o Agress o entre Portugal e Espanha , more commonly known as the Iberian Pact Portuguese language Portuguese , Spanish language Spanish Pacto Ib rico , was an Public international law international treaty signed on 17 March 1939 between Portugal s Right wing politics right wing dictatorship of the Estado Novo Portugal Estado Novo , under Ant nio de Oliveira Salazar , and Spain s Spain under Franco nationalist right wing dictatorship of Francisco Franco , who had just won the Spanish civil war 1936 1939 , where he counted with Portuguese non official collaboration. The pact committed the two countries to defend the Iberian Peninsula against any power that attacked either country and helped to ensure Iberian Neutral country neutrality during World War II . An additional protocol to the pact was signed on 29 July 1940. See also Portugal in World War II Spain in World War II References Reflist Category 20th century in Spain Category 20th century in Portugal Category Treaties concluded in 1939 Category Treaties of the Estado Novo Portugal Category Treaties of Francoist Spain Category Military alliances involving Spain Category Military alliances involving Portugal es Pacto Ib rico 1942 fr Pacte Ib rique pt Tratado de Amizade e N o Agress o Luso Espanhol Euro mil stub Euro hist stub Portugal stub Spain hist stub ...   more details



  1. Iberian Nase

    Taxobox name Iberian Nase status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cyprinidae genus Pseudochondrostoma species P. polylepis binomial Pseudochondrostoma polylepis binomial authority Franz Steindachner Steindachner , 1864 The Iberian Nase Pseudochondrostoma polylepis is a species of ray finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain . Its natural habitat s are river s and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss . References Crivelli, A.J. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 4791 all Chondrostoma polylepis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Citation last Leunda first P. M. author link last2 Elvira first2 B. author2 link last3 Ribeiro first3 F. author3 link last4 Miranda first4 R. author4 link last5 Oscoz first5 J. author5 link last6 Alves first6 M. J. author6 link last7 Collares Pereira first7 M. J. author7 link publication date 2009 title International standarization of Common Names for Iberian Endemic Freshwater Fishes. periodical Limnetica volume 28 issue pages 189 202 url http www.limnetica.com Limnetica limne28b L28b189 Common names iberian freshwater fishes.pdf issn 1989 1806 accessdate March 10, 2010 ref Category Chondrostoma Leuciscinae stub es Pseudochondrostoma polylepis hu Pseudochondrostoma polylepis pt Pseudochondrostoma polylepis vi Pseudochondrostoma polylepis ...   more details



  1. Iberian sculpture

    Image Dama de Elche M.A.N. Madrid 01.jpg thumb The Lady of Elche Iberian sculpture , a subset of Iberian art , describes the various sculpture sculptural styles developed by the Iberians from the Bronze age up to the Roman conquest of Hispania Roman conquest . For this reason it is sometimes described as Pre Roman Iberian sculpture. Almost all extant works of Iberian sculpture visibly reflect Ancient Greece Greek and Phoenicia n influences, and Assyria n and Egypt ian influences derived from those yet they have their own unique character. Within this complex stylistic heritage, individual works can be placed within a spectrum of influences some of more obvious Phoenician derivation, and some so similar to Greek works that they could have been directly imported from that region. Overall the degree of influence is correlated to the work s region of origin, and hence they are classified into groups on that basis. The Levantine Group File Bicha de Balazote M.A.N. Madrid 03.jpg thumb The Biche of Balazote The sculptures that comprise the Levante, Spain Levantine group were mostly made between the 5th century B.C. and the period of Roman domination this group is best represented in museum collections. The most famous among them is the bust known as The Lady of Elche , which displays evident Greek influence. Others works in this style number over 670 though there are stylistic differences, which testify to the successive influences of conquering peoples. More visibly oriental references ... in this style have been excavated, depicting Iberian warriors, riders, religious celebrants, small ... style found in sepulchers of Cadiz and M laga several other reliefs of the Phoenician or Iberian ... that carved the sphinxes of the Levantine region. See also South Western Iberian Bronze Iberian ... Iberian sculpture Category Archaeology of Spain Category Spanish art Category History of sculpture Category Iberian art es Escultura ib rica ...   more details



  1. Iberian Lynx

    Taxobox name Iberian Lynx status CR trend down status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn image Linces19.jpg ... authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1827 The Iberian lynx , Lynx pardinus , is a critically endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe . It is one of the most endangered ... Group http lynx.uio.no jon lynx lynxib01.htm Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus ref The Iberian lynx is believed ... Mammals of Europe year 1968 ref Description Image Linces1.jpg left thumb Close up of the Iberian Lynx In most respects, the Iberian lynx resembles other species of lynx , with a short tail, tufted ears and a ruff of fur beneath the chin. While the Eurasian Lynx bears rather pallid markings, the Iberian ... sheets iberlynx.htm Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus ref ref name adw Animal Diversity Web http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts information Lynx pardinus.html Lynx pardinus ref Ecology The Iberian ... than hare s. It also differs in habitat choice, with Iberian lynx inhabiting open scrub and Eurasian ... day. ref name ward cite web work Dan Ward url http www.lcie.org Docs Iberian 20lynx Ward 20REP 20The 20Iberian 20lynx 20emergency.pdf title The Iberian Lynx Emergency accessdate 2007 05 13 year 2004 format PDF ref As the population of rabbits in Spain and Portugal has declined due to myxomatosis , the Iberian lynx is often forced to attack young fallow deer , roe deer , mouflon , and ducks. The Iberian ... being along man made roads and trails. The Iberian lynx marks its territory with its Spraying animal ... over the entire Iberian Peninsula as recently as the mid nineteenth century. It is now restricted ... of Andaluc a . The Iberian lynx prefers heterogeneous environments of open grassland mixed with dense ... left Graphic showing Iberian Lynx population in Spain, 1950 2007 The Iberian lynx is a critically endangered ... this species is critically endangered ref The Iberian lynx is the world s most threatened species of Felidae ... the number of surviving Iberian lynx to be as few as 100, which is down from about 400 in 2000 ref cite ...   more details



  1. Iberian plate

    Laurentia , Greenland , Fennoscandian Shield , West African craton Saharan Shield , Iberian ... not only the Iberian Peninsula but also Corsica , Sardinia , the Balearic Islands , and the Brian onnais zone of the Penninic nappes of the Alps . Nowadays, the Iberian plate is a part of the Eurasian ... The Iberian plate came into existence during the Cadomian Orogeny of the late Neoproterozoic ... and Accretion geology accretion of the island arcs of the Central Iberian Zone Central Iberian Plate ... extension and subsistence on the western margin of Iberia. It also extended the western margin. The Iberian ... the time of the supercontinent Pangea , the Iberian plate was joined to Armorican terrane Armorica ... the Iberian plate from the Trevelyan Escarpment . During this time Iberia rotated anticlockwise ... , the Iberian plate has been moving as part of the Eurasian plate, with the boundary between ... Roberts, D.B. journal Marine Geology title Western extension of the Iberian European plate boundary ... January doi 10.1016 0025 3227 82 90180 3 ref ref Cite journal title Western extension of the Iberian ..., B.J. Collette, A. Mauffret, P.R. Miles and D.B. Roberts title Western extension of the Iberian European ... Zonenshain Le Pichon 1986 Continued rotation of the Iberian plate in the early Miocene once again separated the Iberian plate from Eurasia opening the Betic Corridor a strait of water connecting the Mediterranean ... Barazangi Ibenbrahim Demnati 1996 As the Iberian plate rotated, it closed the Betic Corridor approximately ... Garc s Langereis Daams 1996 . Iberian Geology Main Geology of the Iberian Peninsula The core of the Iberian Peninsula consists of a Hercynian craton ic block known as the Iberian Massif. On the northeast ... rocks to the east, but nevertheless outcrops through the Iberian Chain and the Catalonia n Coastal ... Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Iberian Peninsula, causes and effects of changing stress fields ... Ediacaran Palaeozoic tectonic evolution of the Ossa Morena and Central Iberian zones SW Iberia as revealed ...   more details



  1. Peter the Iberian

    Image Peter the iberian.jpg thumb 250px The Georgian Orthodox icon of Peter the Iberian. Peter the Iberian , or Peter of Iberia , lang ka , Petre Iberi c. 411 491 is a Georgian Orthodox saint, who was a prominent figure in early Christianity . Some have claimed that he is the author of the works written under the pen name Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite . ref Sh. Nutsubidze. Mystery of Pseudo Dionys Areopagit a monograph , Tbilisi, 1942 E. Honigmann, Pierre l Iberian et les ecrits du Pseudo Denys l Areopagita. Bruxelles, 1952. ref His accomplishments include founding the first Georgian monastery in Bethlehem and becoming the bishop of Gaza near Majuma. In addition to being canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church as a saint, he is also recognized by various eastern Churches, some ..., etc believe that Peter the Iberian was a Monophysite and an anti chaldeonian, whereas this point ... was a monophysite see Lang, D M. Peter the Iberian and his biographers. Journal of Ecclesiastical ... into the royal family of the Iberian Kings and was initially named Murvan alternatively, Nabarnugios ... of Peter The Iberian . Oxford University Press , ISBN 0199277532. http www.angelfire.com ga Georgian iber.html The Life of Peter the Iberian from Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints by David Marshall Lang http 198.62.75.1 www1 ofm sbf Books LA47 47209AK.pdf A. Kofsky. Peter the Iberian ... reading David Marshall Lang, Peter the Iberian and His Biographers . Journal of Ecclesiastical History ... Culture, Gorgias Press, 2002 , xxvii 199 pp.  ISBN 1 931956 09 X Ernest Honigmann , Pierre l iberian ... summary Shalva Nutsubidze. Peter the Iberian and problems of Areopagitics. Proceedings of the Tbilisi State University, vol. 65, Tbilisi, 1957 Russian A. Kofsky. Peter the Iberian and the Question ... . NAME Iberian, Peter The ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 411 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 491 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Iberian, Peter The Category 411 births Category 491 ...   more details



  1. Iberian Woodpecker

    Taxobox name Iberian Woodpecker image status regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Piciformes familia Picidae genus Picus biology Picus species P. viridis trinomial Picus viridis sharpei trinomial authority Saunders, 1872 ref http avibase.bsc eoc.org species.jsp?lang EN&avibaseid 3D0793B8807DA439 Avibase.bsc eoc.org ref The Iberian Woodpecker Picus viridis sharpei , is a medium sized woodpecker endemism endemic to Spain . It is also known as the Iberic Green Woodpecker . ref http www.biodiversity4all.org ?event getps&urln user view 3005?gb 89505&g 0&sp 0&from 2009 04 23&to 2010 04 23 BIO diversity4all.org ref It is considered to be a subspecies of the European Green Woodpecker , although some taxonomists consider it to be distinct. ref http research.calacademy.org files Departments om Fuchs 202008 20MPE.pdf Research.calacademy.org ref References references Further reading http www.fyldebirdclub.org abroad.htm Fylde Birdclub.org Category Picus Category Woodpeckers woodpecker stub ...   more details



  1. Iberian Federalism

    Iberian Federalism , Pan Iberism or simply Iberism Spanish language Spanish , Portuguese language Portuguese and lang gl Iberismo , lang ca Iberisme is an ideology mainly developed during the beginning of the 20th century, supporting the federation into a single state of both countries in the Iberian Peninsula Portugal and Spain . These ideas were mainly promoted by republican and socialist movements in both nations. Background and precursors Portugal and Spain share a common history. Spanish language Spanish and Portuguese language Portuguese are both Romance languages and have influenced each other and both countries have similar ethnicity and culture. The Portuguese language began its independent evolution from the medieval Galician Portuguese when the County of Portugal separated from the Kingdom of Galicia by becoming the History of Portugal 1112 1279 Kingdom of Portugal . On the other hand, the Galician language has become increasingly influenced by the Castilian language since Kingdom ... ruled what has later been called the Iberian Union , a personal union of different kingdoms ... 2611 . Flag of Iberia The Iberian flag was created by the Catalan diplomat and writer Sinibaldo ... blue and white and Spanish flags red and yellow , dating from 1830 and 1785 respectively. The Iberian ... Iberian Federalist Flag accessdate 30 September 2006 author Antonio Martins ref It is not a coincidence that the Iberian flag has the same colours in a different order as the flag of the Maritime ..., Transportation and Communications of Portugal. Ant nio Lobo Antunes , writer. See also Iberian Union The former Iberoamerica Iberian colonies of South America are advancing their own economic union ... in which the Iberian Peninsula splits off the European Continent and floats towards the Atlantic Ocean ..., Retrieved on 30 September 2006. External links http www.cei.pt Center of Iberian Studies . http unioniberica.forogeneral.es Forum of iberian union iberistas en contacto. es Category Federalism by country ...   more details



  1. Iberian Frog

    Taxobox name Iberian Frog image Rana iberica La Vera 20071111 9.jpg status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Ranidae genus Rana genus Rana species R. iberica binomial Rana iberica binomial authority George Albert Boulenger Boulenger , 1879 The Iberian Frog or Rana Patilarga , Rana iberica , is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain . Its natural habitat s are river s, intermittent rivers, and swamp s. It is threatened by habitat loss , introduced species , climate change , water contamination, and increased ultraviolet radiation. References Tejedo, M., Bosch, J., Mart nez Solano, I., Salvador, A., Garc a Par s, M. & Gil, E.R. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 58622 all Rana iberica . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007. AYLL N E. y DOM NGUEZ C., 2001 Situaci n actual y problemas de conservaci n de la rana patilarga en la Comunidad Aut noma de Madrid. Bolet n de la Sociedad para la Conservaci n de los Vertebrados, 8 9 7 15. Category Rana Ranidae stub de Spanischer Frosch es Rana iberica eu Iberiar baso igel fr Grenouille ib rique gl Ra patilonga hu Spanyol barnab ka nl Spaanse kikker pt R ib rica sv Iberisk groda vi Rana iberica ...   more details



  1. Iberian gauge

    Rail gauge Iberian gauge lang es ancho ib rico, trocha ib rica , lang pt bitola ib rica is the name given to the track gauge distance between the two rails of a track most extensively used by the railways of Spain and Portugal namely RailGauge 1668 . As finally established in 1955, ref http www.eurailpress.de fileadmin user upload RTR SPAIN Sistemas automaticos de cambio de ancho de via en Espana.pdf 1955 ref the Iberian gauge is a compromise between the similar, but slightly different, gauges adopted as respective national standards in Spain and Portugal in the mid 19th century. The main railway networks of Spain were initially constructed to a RailGauge 1672 gauge of six Castilian feet. Those of Portugal were instead built to a RailGauge 1435 and later railways to a RailGauge 1664 gauge of five Portuguese feet close enough to allow Interoperability Railways interoperability with Spanish railways. ref The gauge of the early Portuguese lines built to the English later international gauge was subsequently altered to iberian to ensure interoperability Assim, em 20 de Junho de 1860, funda a Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses que se prop e explorar as Linhas do Norte e do Leste e as linhas de que posteriormente obtivesse concess o. Thus, on June 20, 1860, founded the Society of Real Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses it proposes to exploit the lines of North and the East and the lines that subsequently obtain concession. De imediato a Companhia Real muda a bitola 1,44 metros da linha j constru da entre Lisboa e Asseca 68 Km. , passando a para a bitola ib rica, com 1,67 ... the Iberian, with 1.67 metres, without any interruption in rail service. http apac.cp.pt hist cp.htm ..., it resulted in narrower gauges in the most mountainous areas, since Iberian gauge works in such terrains ... of the Iberian gauge network in Spain and Portugal to standard gauge, an indication of which is the use ... References reflist Track gauge DEFAULTSORT Iberian Gauge Category Iberian gauge railways ca Ample ...   more details



  1. Iberian Barbel

    Taxobox image Barbo comizo.jpg name Iberian Barbel status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cyprinidae genus Luciobarbus small disputed small species L. comizo binomial Luciobarbus comizo binomial authority Franz Steindachner Steindachner , 1864 synonyms Barbus comizo small Steindachner, 1864 but see text small The Iberian Barbel Luciobarbus comizo is a ray finned fish species in the family biology family Cyprinidae . It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN , but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbel fish barbel s and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus . This large barbel can grow to over convert 50 cm in abbr on long. ref Crivelli 2006 , de Graaf et al. 2007 , Almod var et al. 2008 ref Natural hybrid biology hybrid s of this barbel and the closely related Luciobarbus bocagei L. bocagei are not uncommon in the middle Tagus river. The two species and their hybrids are hard to distinguish, but L. comizo has a longer and nore narrow, and the last unbranched fin ray ray of the dorsal fin has a longer denticle denticulated section but with more widely spaced denticles. In the first two traits the hybrids are intermediate between their parent species, in the latter they are closer to the Iberian Barbel. Also, the two species are distinguished by their microhabitat preferences where they are sympatric , with L. bocagei inhabiting somewhat faster moving parts of the river. The hybridisation confounds phylogenetic studies based only on mtDNA . ref Almod var et al. 2008 ref L. comizo is endemism endemic to the Iberian Peninsula , where it occurs in both Portugal and Spain . It inhabits the slow moving middle and lower parts of river s and reservoir s in the Tagus and the Guadiana River s drainage basin s. Its habitat are deep and almost stagnant waters with abundant ... the river s flow to almost a standstill, creating conditions more favourable to the Iberian ...   more details



  1. Anthim the Iberian

    Infobox saint name St. Anthim the Iberian br Antim Ivireanul birth date c. 1650 death date 1716 feast day 27 September New Style NS venerated in Romanian Orthodox Church image imagesize 200 caption birth place Georgia country Georgia death place Adrianopol titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date 1992 09 27 canonized place Bucharest canonized by List of members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues Image Antim CoA.jpeg thumb 250px Anthim s coat of arms in an 18th century manuscript Anthim the Iberian Romanian language Romanian Antim Ivireanul , Georgian language Georgian Antimoz Iverieli secular name Andria 1650 &mdash September or October 1716 was one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia and, through modern extension, Romania , a noted Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Theology theologian and Philosophy philosopher , founder of the first printing press in Romania, and Metropolitan of Hungro Wallachia Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708 1715. Biography He was an Georgian people ethnic Georgian born in Caucasian Iberia Kartli , nowadays in the Republic of Georgia . Anthim was taken prisoner by Ottoman Empire troops, and Monk took orders in Istanbul , while living on the compounds of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . In 1689 or 1690, he was asked to settle in Wallachia by List of Wallachian rulers Prince Constantin Br ncoveanu , and was given charge of the newly founded princely printing press in Bucharest. Being appointed father superior egumen of the Snagov Monastery , Anthim moved the press to the new location. He became Bishopric of R mnic bishop of R mnicu V lcea R mnicu in 1705, and in 1708 ... online transcript Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Anthim The Iberian ALTERNATIVE ... 1716 PLACE OF DEATH Adrianopol DEFAULTSORT Anthim The Iberian Category 1650 births Category 1716 deaths ...   more details



  1. Iberian War

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Iberian War partof the Roman Persian Wars image Image Diptych Barberini Louvre OA9063 whole.jpg 300px caption Barberini Dyptych , probably carved to celebrate the victory of Justinian I over the Sassanids date 526 &ndash 532 place Caucasian Iberia Iberia , Transcaucasus , Mesopotamia territory Iberia remains under Sassanid control, Lazica under Byzantine control result Stalemate, Eternal Peace 532 Eternal Peace combatant1 Byzantine Empire , br Caucasian Iberia Iberia combatant2 Sassanid Empire commander1 Belisarius , br Sittas , br Gregory, br Emperor Maurice Maurice commander2 Kavadh I , br Firouz, br Azarethes strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Iberian War Campaignbox Roman Persian Wars Campaignbox Wars of Justinian I The Iberian War was fought from 526 to 532 between the Eastern Roman Empire and Sassanid Empire over the eastern Georgians Georgian kingdom of Caucasian Iberia Iberia . Origin After the Anastasian War , a seven year truce was agreed on, yet it lasted for nearly twenty years. Even during the war in 505 , Emperor Anastasius I emperor Anastasius I had already started fortifying Dara Mesopotamia Dara as a counter to the Persian fortress city of Nisbis for a looming conflict. In 524 525, the Persian shah Kavadh I r. 488 531 proposed that Emperor Justin I adopt his son, Khosrau Khosrau I the priority of the Persian king was to secure the succession of Khosrau, whose position was threatened by rival brothers and the Mazdakite sect. The proposal was initially greeted with enthusiasm by the Roman Emperor and his nephew, Justinian , but Justin s quaestor sacri palatii quaestor , Proculus, opposed the move. Despite the breakdown of the negotiations, it was not until 530 that full scale warfare on the main eastern ... Iberia Iberian king Gourgen to the Romans. According to Procopius, Kavadh I tried to force the Christian ... by 527 the Iberian revolt had been crushed, a Roman offensive against Nisibis and Thebetha in that year ...   more details



  1. Bacurius the Iberian

    About the Roman general the kings of Iberia Bacurius disambiguation Bacurius was a Eastern Roman Empire Roman general and a member of the royal family of Caucasian Iberia Iberia modern Georgia country Georgia mentioned by several Greco Roman authors of the 4th and 5th centuries. It is accepted, but not universally, that all these refer to the same person, an Iberian king or prince , who joined the Roman military ranks. Scholarly opinion is divided whether Bacurius can be identified with one of the king Bakur lang ka of the medieval Georgian annals who might have taken refuge in the Roman possessions in the process of Roman Persian Wars Roman Iranian conflicts over the Caucasus . ref Toumanoff, Cyril 1969 , Chronology of the Early Kings of Iberia. Traditio 25 31 32 ref Ammianus Marcellinus , Tyrannius Rufinus , and Zosimus report that Bacurius was king of Iberians , but Gelasius of Caesarea does not call him king, but merely scion of the kings of Iberia. Bacurius was a tribune tribunus sagittarii sagittariorum at the battle of Adrianople with the Goths in 378 and then served as dux Palestine Palaestinae and comes domesticorum until 394, when he became magister militum and commanded a Barbarian contigent in Theodosius I s campaign against the Roman usurper Eugenius and met his death, according to Zosimus, at the battle of the Frigidus . According to Socrates of Constantinople Bacurius had also fought in Theodosius s earlier campaign against Magnus Maximus . ref name PLRE Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, John Robert Martindale, J. Morris ed., 1971 , Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire , p. 144. Cambridge University Press , ISBN 0521072336 ref All contemporary sources are unequivocal in praising Bacurius s military skills and courage. Rufinus, whom Bacurius visited several times on the Mount of Olives and served him as a source of Iberia s conversion to Christianity , describes the general as a pious Christian , while the rhetorician Libanius , with whom Bacurius he ...   more details



  1. Iberian Union

    monarchy. The term Iberian union is a creation of modern historians. The unification of the peninsula ... in 1516 , the Latin word Hispania , in any of the Iberian Romance languages , either in singular or plural forms lang en Spain or Spains , was used to refer to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, and not exclusively ... Aviz dynasty and the period of Iberian Union, led Portugal to a state of dependency on its colonies ... El Kebir File MAPA DE ESPA A EN 1570.jpg thumb 300px Political map of the Iberian Peninsula in 1570 ... s status was maintained under the first two kings of the Iberian Union, Philip I and his son ..., and Luanda , Angola, on the west coast of Africa. After the dissolution of the Iberian Union in 1640 ... by a powerful Iberian military expedition in 1625. This laid the foundations for the recovery of remaining ... hand, the Iberian Union opened to both countries a worldwide span of control, as Portugal ... VI . See also History of Portugal History of Spain Iberian Federalism Notes reflist colwidth 30em ...   more details




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