2. ROMAN ANPHITHEATRE
The Amphitheatre of Merida,
was built in the roman colony
of Emerita Augusta, which was
founded in 25 B.C. by Octavius
Augustus, to
resettle emeritus soldiers
discharged from the Roman army
from two veteran legions of
the Cantabrian Wars: Legio V
Alaudae and Legio X Gemina. The
city was the capital of the Roman
province of Lusitania. The term
emeritus meant in latin "retired"
and referred to retired soldiers
with honor.
3. ROMAN THEATRE.
The Roman Theatre of Mérida is a construction
promoted by the consul Vipsanius Agrippa in the Roman
city of Emerita Augusta, capital
of Lusitania (current Mérida, Spain). It was
constructed in the years 15 to 16 bc
4. ROMAN CIRCUS.
The Circus Maximus (Spanish: Circo romano) is
a Roman hippodrome in Mérida, Spain. Used for chariot racing,
it was modelled on the Circus Maximus in Rome and
other circus buildings throughout the empire. Measuring more
than 400 m in length and 30 m of width, it is one of the best
preserved examples of the Roman circus.
5. ROMAN BRIDGE
The Puente Romano (Spanish for Roman Bridge) is
a Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida,
Spain.
