Roman Theatre
The Roman Theatre of Mérida is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania.Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historical site
- Description: ancient Roman theater in Merida, Spain
- Also known as: “Ancient Roman theatre in Mérida”, “roma”, “Roman Theatre (Mérida)”, “Roman Theatre of Emerita Augusta”, and “Teatro Romano de Merida”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida and Estadio Romano.
Estadio Romano
Stadium
Photo: SmartCasual, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Romano is a multi-use stadium in Mérida, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Mérida AD. The stadium holds 14,600 people and opened in 1954. Estadio Romano is situated 220 metres southeast of Roman Theatre.
Building of Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Building of Museo Nacional de Arte Romano is a museum, which is situated 250 metres northwest of Roman Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillanos and Esparragalejo.
Trujillanos
Village
Photo: Amfeli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trujillanos is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, 9 km from Mérida. It has a population of 1,376 and an area of 20.3 km2. Trujillanos is situated 8 km northeast of Roman Theatre.
Esparragalejo
Village
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Esparragalejo is a municipality of Spain in the province of Badajoz, autonomous region of Extremadura. Located about 13 km from Mérida, it is known for its unique Roman multiple arch buttress dam, the Esparragalejo Dam, its two natural lagoons, and its religious festivals. Esparragalejo is situated 9 km west of Roman Theatre.
Don Álvaro
Village
Photo: Better, Public domain.
Don Álvaro is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the municipality has a population of 758 inhabitants. Don Álvaro is situated 9 km southeast of Roman Theatre.
Roman Theatre
- Categories: Roman theater, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Roman Theatre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المسرح الروماني”
- Basque: “Méridako erromatar antzokia”
- Catalan: “Teatre romà de Mèrida”
- Catalan: “Teatre romà”
- Chinese: “梅里達羅馬劇場”
- Czech: “Římské divadlo v Méridě”
- Dutch: “Romeins theater van Merida”
- Dutch: “Romeins theater van Mérida”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح الرومانى (مارده)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح الرومانى”
- Esperanto: “Romia Teatro de Merido”
- Extremaduran: “Teatru romanu de Méria”
- Extremaduran: “Teatru romanu”
- French: “théâtre romain de Mérida”
- French: “Théâtre romain de Mérida”
- Galician: “Teatro romano de Mérida”
- German: “Römisches Theater von Mérida”
- German: “Theater von Emerita Augusta”
- Greek: “Ρωμαϊκό θέατρο της Μέριδα”
- Hebrew: “התיאטרון הרומי במרידה”
- Hungarian: “méridai római színház”
- Hungarian: “Méridai római színház”
- Italian: “Teatro romano di Mérida”
- Japanese: “メリダのローマ劇場”
- Persian: “تئاتر رومی مریدا”
- Portuguese: “Teatro romano de Mérida”
- Portuguese: “Teatro Romano de Mérida”
- Russian: “Римский театр (Мерида)”
- Russian: “Римский театр”
- Spanish: “Teatro romano de Merida”
- Spanish: “teatro romano de Mérida”
- Spanish: “Teatro romano de Mérida”
- Turkish: “Merida Roma Tiyatrosu”
- Ukrainian: “Римський театр у Мериді”
- Ukrainian: “Римський театр”
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