Lastigi

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'''Lastigi''' was an ancient [[Tartessos|Tartessian]] city in southern Spain, settled by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It is mentioned by [[Pliny the Elder]] in his ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]]'' as lying on the Menoba River ([[Guadiamar]]) near the towns of [[Laelia (city)|Laelia]] and Olontigi. He mentions it again as a town in the Celtic region, whose boundaries are not clear, but may extend from [[Málaga]] to the [[Guadiana]]. Its exact location has been debated by historians since the 19th century. The following sites have been proposed, in chronological order:
*[[Zahara de la Sierra]], in the [[Sierra de Grazalema]], [[Province of Cádiz]]; proposed by Rodrigo Caro,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> on the basis of Pliny's second mention of the town in the same list as Arunda ([[Ronda]]), [[Acinipo]], etc. However, the same list includes Aruci and Turobriga, near [[Portugal]].
*[[Castuera]], [[Province of Badajoz|Badajoz]]; proposed by Miguel Cortés y López,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> on the basis of Pliny's second list, despite its broad range.
*On the Guadiamar, near [[Aznalcóllar]]; proposed by Antonio Delgado, who suggested downstream sites for Laelia (Cortijo de la Pisana or Pizana) and Olontigi ([[Aznalcázar]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
*The coast of [[Huelva]]; proposed by Francisco Mateos Gago.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
*Dehesa de Crespín (or Crispín), south of the confluence of the Agrio and Guadiamar rivers, between Aznalcóllar and [[Olivares, Spain|Olivares]]; proposed by historian Juan Cuveiro Piñol,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> on the basis of Pliny's first mention of the Menoba river.
*Cerro de la Cabeza, near Olivares, proposed by numismatic researcher Leandre Villaronga,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> but this site most likely corresponds to Laelia.<ref name="Id">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="OdU">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
*Los Merineros, near Aznalcóllar; the latest proposal.<ref name="Id" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

The idea that Pliny might have referred to two towns with the same name is generally rejected.<ref name="Id" /> Numismatic evidence places Lastigi near Laelia and Olontigi and rejects the hypotheses of Zahara and Castuera.<ref name="Id" /> The ore-rich area around [[Aznalcóllar]] and the navigability of the Guadiamar support the notion that these cities lie in this region along the river.<ref name="Id" />

==References==


[[Category:Tartessos]]
[[Category:Roman towns and cities in Spain]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Spain]]
[[Category:Lost ancient cities and towns]]

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