What is Augusta Emerita?
{{Infobox ancient site|name=Augusta Emerita|native_name=|image=[[File:Teatro de Mérida, España, 2017 18.jpg|260px]]|alt=|caption=Roman theater in Mérida|map_type=Spain|map_alt=|coordinates={{coord|38|55|N|6|20|W|display=inline,title}}|location=[[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]], [[Extremadura]], Spain|region=[[Lusitania]]|type=Settlement|part_of=|length=|width=|area=|height=|builder=|material=|built=25 BC|abandoned=|epochs=|cultures=[[Ancient Rome|Roman]]|dependency_of=|occupants=|event=|excavations=|archaeologists=|condition=|ownership=|management=|public_access=|website=<!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->|notes=|designation1=WHS|designation1_offname=Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida|designation1_date=1993 <small>(17th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small>|designation1_number=[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/664 664]|designation1_criteria=iii, iv|designation1_type=Cultural|designation1_free1name=State Party|designation1_free1value=[[Spain]]|designation1_free2name=Region|designation1_free2value=[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe and North America]]}} '''Augusta Emerita''', also called '''Emerita Augusta''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Emerita Augusta|url=http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/imagenes/roma/i_ciudad_emeritaaugusta.html|access-date=May 5, 2020|website=Spanish Art|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006162959/http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/imagenes/roma/i_ciudad_emeritaaugusta.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an ancient Roman ''[[Colonia (Roman)|colonia]]'' (settlement) founded in 25 BC in present day [[Mérida, Spain]]. The city was founded by [[Roman Emperor]] [[Augustus]] and was the capital of the [[Roman province]] of [[Lusitania]]. == Related pages == * [[List of Roman sites in Spain]] * [[Biblioteca Nacional de España]] == References == <references /> {{WHSite}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Spain]]