Castulo

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Castulo is an Iberian town located 7 km from Linares, in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia, Spain. Evidence of human presence of since the neolithic period has been found there. Oretans was the name of the Iberian tribe which settled in the vicinity in the north of the Guadalquivir river beginning in the 6th century B.C. A local princess named Himilce married Hannibal as part of an alliance of the city with the Carthaginian Empire. The Roman Empire Romans concluded a pact with the residents of city who betrayed the Carthaginians, and the city thus achieved the status of foederati (ally) of Rome.

Castulo began to lose importance during the Middle Ages (Muslim period) compared to the nearest village, which was defended by a castle, and which is now known as Linares.