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Augusta Emerita

Roman colony near modern-day Mérida, Spain
Place Roman Colony Q1583842

Facts

17 properties

Designation

Instance of
Roman colony, archaeological site, colonia augusta[6][7]
Heritage designation
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[29]

Location

Country
Ancient Rome, Spain[4][5]
Location
Lusitania[12]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 38.917°, -6.333°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Mérida, Lusitania[2][3]

Period and style

Inception
25 BC[23]
More facts +10
Founder
Publius Carisius, Julius Caesar[8][9]
Capital of
Lusitania[27]
Described by source
Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Pauly–Wissowa[24][25]
Has part(s)
temple of Mars, Temple of Diana, Roman Theatre of Emerita Augusta, Roman Circus Maximus of Mérida, Acueducto de los Milagros, Roman Provincial Forum, Augusta Emerita, Arch of Trajan, Roman amphitheatre of Mérida, Roman Forum, Merida Roman Bridge[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Named after
Augustus, Emeriti (Pauly-Wissowa)[10][11]
Native label
Colonia Augusta Emerita[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Roman Provinces[32]
Partially coincident with
Mérida[28]
Replaced by
Mérida[26]
Time period
classical antiquity[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Augusta Emerita en Emerita Augusta de Augusta Emerita es Mérida es Colonia Iulia Augusta Emerita fa آگوستا امریتا he אמריטה אוגוסטה hi ऐमरीता औगुसता ja エミレタ・アウグスタ ja エメリタ・アウグスタ nl Augusta Emerita pt Augusta Emerita pt Conjunto Arqueológico de Mérida pt Emeritas Augusta ru Эмерита Августа zh 梅里达的考古遗址群 zh-hant 梅里達考古群
🔖 Identifiers · 11
GND ID
4559796-0
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Maqueta Emerita-Augusta.JPG ↗
BabelNet ID
02663531n
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID
14305
Freebase ID
/m/094lwp
Grove Art Online ID
T004975
Museum-digital place ID
11234, 17535
Pleiades ID
256155
RKD thesaurus ID
60504
ToposText place ID
389000UAug
Vici.org ID
3600

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 6
Roman Theatre of Emerita Augusta, Acueducto de los Milagros, Roman amphitheatre of Mérida, Roman Circus Maximus of Mérida, Temple of Diana, Arch of Trajan
Founder 2
Julius Caesar, Publius Carisius
Instance of 2
archaeological site, Roman colony
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Mérida, Lusitania
← Partially coincident with 2
Mérida, Mérida
← Start point 2
Vía de la Plata, Via Viginti Quinque Hispanica
Capital of 1
Lusitania
Country 1
Spain
Described by source 1
Pauly–Wissowa
Has these parts 1
Roman amphitheatre of Mérida
Location 1
Lusitania
Named after 1
Augustus
Partially coincident with 1
Mérida
People born here 1
Eulalia of Mérida
People who died here 1
Eulalia of Mérida
Replaced by 1
Mérida
Time period 1
classical antiquity
← Capital 1
Lusitania
← Replaces 1
Mérida
← Terminus 1
Vía de la Plata
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Summary

Augusta Emerita is a Roman colony[1].

Related Entities

Augustus Julius Caesar Mérida Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . «Colonia Augusta Emerita». Creación de una ciudad en tiempos de Augusto. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Las tres fundaciones de Augusta Emerita. wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . «Colonia Augusta Emerita». Creación de una ciudad en tiempos de Augusto. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. Retrieved . whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Ancient Rome, Spain
    Inception → 25 BC
    Instance of → Roman colony, archaeological site, colonia augusta
    Time period → classical antiquity
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Has part(s): Merida Roman Bridge, fix redirect Roman Bridge over Guadiana River → Merida Roman Bridge (details)"
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