- Formentera is the smallest of the Balearic Islands and became part of the Province of Hispania Tarraconensis in 123 BCE.
The ‘Insula Balearum’ (Balearic Islands)
History
- The Balearic Islands remained independent after the Fall of Carthage in 146 BCE, but in 123 BCE, the Roman Commander C. Caecilius Metellus conquered the Islands and founded the cities of Palma and Pollentia.
- They formed part of the Province of Hispania Tarraconensis, forming the fourth division ruled by a Praefectus pro legato.
- Under Diocletian (284-305 CE), and during the fourth century CE, they became a separate Province called Hispania Balearica.
Roman Sites
- Castellum de Can Blai
- The base and outline of a Roman Castellum has been excavated.
- It is located on the Carretera de la Savina on the middle of the island.
Formentera, Balearic Islands