List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. The ancient city on the Iberian Peninsula 2. The origins of urbanisation on the Iberian Peninsula 3. Self-governing civitates in the Early Empire 4. Secondary agglomerations and urban functions 5. Monuments for urban lifestyle 6. Quantifying the urban network Appendix I: self-governing cities alphabetically Appendix II: self-governing communities with evidence table Bibliography Index.