SpainThe Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania [1]. It was built in the 1st–2nd century AD as part of the infrastructure which supplied water to the city through the aqueduct of the Miracles [1]. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the aqueduct fell into decay, but the earth dam with retaining wall is still in use [1]. Nowadays the dam and the remains of the aqueduct are part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida [1].
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Also known as: Akvobaraĵo Proserpina, bacino di Proserpina, barrage romain de Proserpine, diga di Proserpina, Embalse de Proserpina, Embalsi e Proserpina, Encoro de Proserpina, invaso di Proserpina, Presa de Proserpina, Presa y embalse de Proserpina, Presa y pantano de Proserpina, Proserpina-demningen
| Type | Reservoir/aqueduct/canal |
|---|---|
| Period | 1 - 500 AD |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 38.9697° N, 6.3664° W |