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Roman Forum of Mérida

Foro romano de Mérida
The Temple of Diana
Location	Mérida (Badajoz), Spain
Coordinates	38°55′01″N 6°20′35.3″W / 38.91694°N 6.343139°W / 38.91694; -6.343139
Type	Roman Forum
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Local Forum
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	1993 (17th session)
Part of	Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Reference no.	664-015
Region	Europe and North America

The Roman Forum is an archaeological area in Mérida, Spain. It was the main public area of the Roman city of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus. The city had another forum, the Provincial Forum, built in 50 AD. Together with the other archaeological sites of the city, it was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.

Mérida, or Emerita Augusta in Latin, was once the capital of the Lusitania imperial province that included most of Portugal as well as the western central portion of Spain. It contains many common places found in a Roman city: buildings such as theatres, temples, forums, and arenas. Mérida’s ruins are mostly still intact, despite the passage of time of approximately 2,000 years. Mérida preserves more important ancient Roman monuments than any other city in Spain

Buildings

• Temple of Diana. Despite its name, wrongly assigned in its discovery, the building was dedicated to the imperial cult. Erected during Augustus' reign with local granite, later it was partly re-used for the palace of the Count of Corbos.
• Temple of Mars. Dedicated to the imperial cult
• Portico, located near the Temple of Diana, was built in the 1st century. It consists of a porticoed building with a wall housing several niches intended for statues found at this site. The portico was restored in the 20th century, and the discovered remains are on display at the National Museum of Roman Art
• Basilica, located in front of the temple of Diana
• Baths

See also

• National Museum of Roman Art

External links

• Official Mérida webpage (in Spanish)
• Mérida, Spain

v t e Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
UNESCO World Heritage Site
664-001: Los Milagros Aqueduct 664-002: San Lázaro Aqueduct 664-003: Alcantarilla Bridge 664-004: Guadiana River Dam, Roman Bridge over Guadiana River, Alcazaba 664-005: Roman Theatre, Amphitheatre, the Amphitheatre House 664-006: Trajan's Arch, Concordia Temple 664-007: Sta. Catalina Basilica 664-008: Casa Herrera Basilica 664-009: Sta. Eulalia Basilica: Interpretation Centre, Temple of Mars 664-010: The Roman Circus 664-011: The Mithraeum House - The Columbaria Funerary Area 664-012: Church of Sta. Clara and Visigothic Art Collection 664-013: Cornalvo Dam 664-014: Proserpina Dam 664-015: Local Forum 664-016: Roman Wall and Albarrana Islamic Tower 664-017: National Museum of Roman Art 664-018: Sta. Eulalia Obelisk 664-019: Roman Bridge over Albarregas River 664-020: Temple of Diana 664-021: Thermal Baths at Reyes Huertas St. 664-022: Thermal Baths at Alange

• Ancient Roman forums
• Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Spain
• Buildings and structures in Mérida, Spain
• History of Extremadura
• Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century BC
• 1st-century BC establishments in the Roman Republic
• Tourist attractions in Extremadura