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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Proserpina Dam

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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Proserpina Dam
Roman gravity dam from the 1st–2nd century AD in Hispania


🕐 2 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 03:31

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📌 Fast Facts
  • Built: 1st–2nd century AD during Roman Empire
  • Type: Gravity dam constructed with opus caementicium
  • Location: Near Emerita Augusta (modern MĂ©rida), Spain
  • UNESCO inscription: 1993

The Proserpina Dam is a gravity dam in Hispania built during the 1st or 2nd century AD to ...

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