Basques - Wikipedia
The Basques (/ b ɑː s k s / BAHSKS or / b æ s k s / BASKS; Basque: euskaldunak [eus̺kaldunak]; Spanish: vascos; French: basques) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, [6] [7] [8] characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.
History of the Basques - Wikipedia
Under Pompey in the 1st century BC, the Romans stationed in and founded Pompaelo (modern Pamplona, Iruñea in Basque) but Roman rule was not consolidated until the time of the Emperor Augustus. Its laxness suited the Basques well, allowing them …
Origin of the Basques - Wikipedia
The origin of the Basques and the Basque language is a controversial topic that has given rise to numerous hypotheses. Modern Basque, a descendant or close relative of Aquitanian and Proto-Basque, is the only pre-Indo-European language that is extant in western Europe. The Basques have therefore long been supposed to be a remnant of a pre-Indo ...
What is the Basque Country? - The Land Of The Basques
2021年3月22日 · The Basque Country is one of Europe’s oldest and strongest cultures. It encompasses the region located in northern Spain, on the Bay of Biscay at the western end of the Pyrenees mountain range, straddling the frontier between southern France and Spain.
Basque | Definition, History, Region, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月19日 · Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains.
Basques - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Basques are an ethnic group from the western Pyrenees. [1] Basques speak the Basque language and share ancestry with ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. [2][3] Basques are indigenous to area known as the Euskal Herria, located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay on the Iberian Peninsula and south-western France. [3]
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News
2015年9月7日 · DNA from ancient remains seems to have solved the puzzle of one of Europe's most enigmatic people: the Basques. The distinct language and genetic make-up of the Basque people in northern Spain...
Basque Country | Culture, Cuisine, Map, & History | Britannica
Basque Country, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of northern Spain encompassing the provincias (provinces) of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya (Biscay).
The Basques—facts and information - National Geographic
2019年10月24日 · The Basque ethnic group comes from a region of southwest France and northwest Spain known to outsiders as Basque and to Basque people as Euskal Herria.
The Basques, a people with more than 15,000 ... - About Basque …
2012年2月20日 · A study in with the University of the Basque Country (UPV) has participated has had some very interesting findings: that the Basques from the Baztán area of Navarre are direct descendents of the Basques that lived in our country 15,000 years ago.