Torralba, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Alghero, Italy
1400-1300 BCE
Buddusò, Italy
1600-400 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1600 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1600 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1300-800 BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1200 BCE
Calangianus, Italy
1700-1400 BCE
Olbia, Italy
1600 BCE
Golfo Aranci, Italy
1500 BCE
Olmedo, Italy
2500-2000 BCE
Giave, Italy
800-500 BCE
Province of Sassari, Italy
3000 BCE
Provincia di Sassari, Italy
1600-1300 BC
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1500 BCE
Perfugas, Italy
1300 BCE
Olbia, Italy
1400-1200 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.