ancient city of Augusta Emerita

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The ancient city of Augusta Emerita was a major Roman colonial capital in Hispania, renowned for its monumental architecture and extensive remains that form the core of today’s Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida in Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman colony
ancient Roman city
provincial capital
country Roman Empire
foundationDate 25 BC
foundedBy Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
foundedFor veterans of the Legio V Alaudae
veterans of the Legio X Gemina
hasFeature city walls
domestic mosaics
orthogonal street plan
public baths
sewer system
hasPart Arch of Trajan (Mérida)
House of Mithraeum (Mérida)
Roman amphitheatre of Mérida
Roman bridge over the Guadiana
Roman circus of Mérida
Roman dam of Cornalvo
Roman dam of Proserpina
Roman theatre of Mérida
Temple of Diana (Mérida)
aqueduct of Los Milagros
aqueduct of San Lázaro
bridgehead fortifications
forum of Augusta Emerita
provincial forum of Augusta Emerita
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site core
knownFor extensive urban infrastructure
monumental Roman architecture
well-preserved archaeological remains
language Latin
laterReligion Christianity
latinName Colonia Iulia Augusta Emerita
locatedIn Hispania
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Lusitania
locatedInPresentDay Extremadura
Mérida
Spain
modernNameDerivedAs Mérida
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
religion Roman polytheism
role administrative center
capital of the Roman province of Lusitania
military colony
servedAs later Visigothic ecclesiastical center
seat of a Roman provincial governor
timePeriod Late Antiquity
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
traversedBy Albarregas River
Guadiana River
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1993

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Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida partOf ancient city of Augusta Emerita
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida foundedAsPartOf Roman colony of Augusta Emerita
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Via de la Plata linkedTo Roman city of Emerita Augusta (Mérida)
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Temple of Diana (Mérida) locatedIn ancient city of Emerita Augusta
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Roman dam of Proserpina builtFor Roman colony of Emerita Augusta
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Roman forum of Augusta Emerita partOf Roman city of Augusta Emerita
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provincial forum of Augusta Emerita locatedIn Roman city of Augusta Emerita
linked to: ancient city of Augusta Emerita
Arch of Trajan (Mérida) locatedIn ancient city of Emerita Augusta
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Arch of Trajan (Mérida) partOf Roman city of Emerita Augusta
subject linked to: Arch of Trajan
linked to: ancient city of Augusta Emerita