NW Hispania lost between 100BC & 44BC?

[Theodosius the Great]

Yes, that area is the Cantabrian Mountains. These same mountain tribesmen were also every bit as big a torn in the side of the Muslim Caliphates for centuries.

Augustus spent ten years conquering the region. Compare that to Caesar's seven or eight years to conquer Gaul!

See Augustus' Cantabrian Wars for details:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabrian_wars


~Theo