Martial's hawk and Iberian falconry. An exception in the ancient world

It has been generally acknowledged that falconry was unknown in Antiquity until it imported the 5th century AD by Germanic tribes into lands of Roman Empire. However, this theory contrasts with a 1st epigram Martial depicts hawk kept captivity regrets hunting for fowler, concept can be perfectly understood as falconry. Due to lack knowledge Iberian iconography and absence other early sources attest existence hawking Antiquity, historians have interpreted Martial's diverse ways avoid accepting poet familiar careful look at figurative arts between 3rd 2nd centuries BC reveals Iberians depicted scenes coherent Furthermore, some these images were created region around Bilbilis where born, grew up retired. Thus, we conclude is highly likely describing his due sport native Hispania. seem practiced since least BC. This constituted an exception ancient world, there no evidence prove known Middle Eastern, Greek or civilizations.