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title: Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain)
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13888/roman-theatre-of-augusta-emerita-merida-spain/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain)

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13888.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13888.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) of Augusta Emerita is the most important Roman monument in Mérida (Spain) and the best example of its kind to be found in western [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/). Its construction began c. 15 BCE and an inscription indicates that Roman [consul](https://www.worldhistory.org/Consul/) [Marcus Agrippa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marcus_Agrippa/) was the main instigator for building it. It had a capacity of up to 6,000 people and was remodelled several times throughout history, with major restorations taking place in the 2nd century CE.

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, April 24). Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13888/roman-theatre-of-augusta-emerita-merida-spain/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 24, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13888/roman-theatre-of-augusta-emerita-merida-spain/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13888/roman-theatre-of-augusta-emerita-merida-spain/>.

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