Verona, Italy
c. 1329
Rome, Italy
18-12 BC
Milan, Italy
1866
Rome, Italy
309 AD
Palermo, Italy
1599
Pieve del Grappa, Italy
1935
Alghero, Italy
3200-1600 BCE
Rome, Italy
4th century AD
Rome, Italy
2nd century AD
Redipuglia, Italy
1938
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1600 BCE
Sortino, Italy
13th century BCE
Bonorva, Italy
3500-2900 BCE
Rome, Italy
2nd century AD
Palermo, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
212 BCE
Rome, Italy
2nd century AD
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1200 BCE
Calangianus, Italy
1700-1400 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
3500 BCE
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). It was constructed in the years 16 to 15 BCE. One of the most famous and visited landmarks in Spain, the Roman Theatre of Mérida is regarded as a Spanish cultural icon and was chosen as one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
The theatre has undergone several renovations, notably at the end of the 1st century or early 2nd century CE (possibly during the reign of Emperor Trajan), when the current facade of the scaenae frons was erected, and another in the time of Constantine I (between 330 and 340), which introduced new decorative-architectural elements and a walkway around the monument. Following the theatre"s abandonment in Late Antiquity, it was slowly covered with earth, with only the upper tiers of seats (summa cavea) remaining visible.