Villanova Monteleone, Italy
3500 BCE
Pagliarone, Italy
1943
Putifigari, Italy
3200-2600 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
1943
Province of Sassari, Italy
3000 BCE
Alghero, Italy
2000-3000 BCE
Provincia di Sassari, Italy
1600-1300 BC
Ossi, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Marciana, Italy
400 BC
Thiesi, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Ittireddu, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Chiaramonti, Italy
3200 BCE
Ittiri, Italy
3000 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.