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Portugal's indigenous race, the Lusiads, was a mix of peoples from many migrations and
invasions—Neolithic stone builders (2000
B.C.
), Phoenician traders (1200
B.C.
), northern
Celts (700
B.C.
), Greek colonists (700
B.C.
), and Carthaginian conquerors (500
B.C.
).
By the time of Julius Caesar (50
B.C.
), rebellious Lusitania (Portugal) was finally under
Roman rule, with major cities at Olissipo (Lisbon), Portus Cale (Porto), and Ebora (Évora).
The Romans brought laws, wine, the Latin language, and Christianity. When Rome's em-
