Roman Theatre, Mérida

Roman Theatre, Mérida
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Also known as: Ancient Roman theatre in Mérida, méridai római színház, Méridako erromatar antzokia, Merida Roma Tiyatrosu, Římské divadlo v Méridě, Rimsko gledališče, Mérida, roma, Roman Theatre (Mérida), Roman Theatre of Emerita Augusta, Romeins theater van Merida, Romia Teatro de Merido, Römisches Theater von Mérida

Commissioned by consul Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in Emerita Augusta, capital of Roman Lusitania (modern Merida, Spain) [1] [2] [3]. The semicircular cavea (86.63 m diameter) seated approximately 6,000 spectators across three social tiers [1] [3] [4].

TypeTheatre
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountrySpain
Coordinates38.9156° N, 6.3386° W

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