EN: History & Prehistroy of Navarra (Pamplona)
From its beginnings Pamplona has shown a determination to dominate the surrounding territory. From the very start it appears to have been located strategically above the River Arga. When the Roman Empire arrived in the first century BC, a Roman city was imposed on the primitive Basque village. In 75 BC General Pompeyo set up a camp called "The City of Pompeyo” that over time became Pamplona. Christianisation and the Roman cultural presence affirmed Pamplona as a religious and political capital. Excavation work carried out around the cathedral has proved that it was a developed city with an infrastructure of services. The Museum of Navarre has relics dating from when this primitive Basque village fell into the hands of the Roman Empire. In the 6th and 7th centuries Navarre, and especially Pamplona, were constant military objectives for the Visigoths. Their attempts to control the area were generally unsuccessful. Nevertheless, it should be stated that, for the Visigoth Kings, this
