Roman Theater of Merida 01
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Roman Theater of Merida 01
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Roman Theatre of Merida at night, Merida, Spain.
Night panoramic view of the Roman theatre of Merida, the former Roman city of Emerita Augusta, in the prelude to yet another play after 2000 years.
The Theatre of Mérida was constructed in the years 16 to 15 BC buy orer of Vipsanius Agrippa and underwent several mayor renovations, first in the early 2nd century (possibly during the reign of Emperor Trajan, of Iberian origin), when the facade of the scaenae frons was erected, and later in times of Constantine I (330-340 AD) which introduced new decorative-architectural elements and a walkway around the monument.
The theatre's was abandoned when the Empire collapsed and time buried it in earth, with only the upper tiers of seats (summa cavea) remaining visible.
This top part of the bleachers, known as "The Seven Chairs", was almost the only part visible until the late 19th century when most of the building was excavated, documenting numerous columns, cornices, statues and other building materials, especially the front stage. The front stage was rebuilt in the 1960s and 1970s. The plays, however were resumed in 1933, restoring this amazing site to its original use every summer.
Emerita Augusta was the capital of Lusitania one of the three Roman provinces that comformed the Spanish territories. It was founded in 25 BC by Augustus to resettle veteran soldiers discharged from the Roman army from Legio V Alaudae and Legio X Gemina.
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August 25th, 2019
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