Anfiteatro Romano.pdf

The construction of the Roman amphitheater was planned along with that of the theater, and its work was carried out a few years later. As can be deduced from the inscriptions found inside, the building was inaugurated in 8 BC. With the end of the work the project to endow the colony Emérita Augusta was completed. They needed a large public area for shows, according to their political and administrative category. In the amphitheater, gladiator games, fights between animals or between men and animals were held, which along with the circus performances, were the favorites of the audience. Merida was founded by the Emperor Augustus. The soldiers of the Legion X Gemina and V Alaudae who had fought against the Cantabrians north of Hispania will settle.fr4w378