🏛️ Augustobriga-Augusta Emerita
Roman settlement remains in Extremadura, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Mérida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain
- Period: Founded 1st century BCE as Roman military settlement
- Status: Archaeological site with partial excavation; site partially accessible
- Coordinates: 39.134615, -5.942775
Augustobriga-Augusta Emerita represents an early Roman settlement in the Lusitanian region of Hispania, established during the consolidation of Roman control in the Iberian Peninsula. The site lies near the present city of Mérida, which itself developed from the major Roman colony of Augusta Emerita. Augustobriga preserves evidence of military and civilian occupation spanning several centuries of Roman provincial administration ...