Mérida - Spain (UNESCO)

© Garcia Garrabella y Cía

Mérida: Roman Monuments

unused, bought in Braga (Portugal)

© A. Murillo (photo) / Ediciones A.M.

Mérida: Roman Theater

unused, offered by "joaninha"

"The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Mérida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include, in particular, a large bridge over the Guadiana, an amphitheatre, a theatre, a vast circus and an exceptional water-supply system. It is an excellent example of a provincial Roman capital during the empire and in the years afterwards." In: UNESCO