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strategy. They bribed Viriathus's allies to kill him. In 139 BC, Viriathus was assassinated, and
Tautalus became leader.
Rome installed a colonial regime. The complete Romanization of Lusitania only took place in
the Visigothic era.
In 27 BC, Lusitania gained the status of Roman province, the Lusitanians lost their freedom
and became opressed. Later, a northern province of Lusitania was formed, known as
Gallaecia, with capital in Bracara Augusta, today's Braga. There are still many ruins of castros
(Hill fort) all over modern Portugal and remains of Castro culture. Numerous Roman sites
are scattered around present-day Portugal, some urban remains are quite large, like
Conimbriga and Mirobriga. Several works of engineering, such as baths, temples, bridges,
roads, circus, theatres and layman's homes are preserved throughout the country. Coins, some
of which coined in Lusitania land, there are numerous pieces of ceramics. Contemporary
historians include Paulus Orosius (c