🏛️ Augusta Emerita-Alanís
Roman colonial settlement in Lusitania, southwestern Iberia
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded 25 BCE by Roman colonists under Augustus
- Located in present-day Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain
- Capital of the Roman province of Lusitania
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1993)
Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida) was established as a Roman settlement in 25 BCE following the final conquest of Lusitania. The city served as the provincial capital and became one of the most important urban centers in the western Roman Empire. Its strategic location and planned layout reflect the administrative ambitions of the early Augustan period ...