Abstract
After the arrival of Rome in the western surroundings of the Pyrenees,
some of the communities that inhabited the region quickly formed
coalitions to defend their territory and were able to face the foreign
power. For this purpose, strong mechanisms were used that were
deeply rooted in the region and had proved to be capable of creating
large military coalitions amongst different communities, giving them
a certain military strength, and by adopting, when necessary, typically
Roman military techniques. The attitude of some of these communities
was clear evidence of the high degree of cohesion and ethnic
consciousness that they had previously developed.