Mérida Roman theater and amphitheater
Roman leisure at Augusta Emerita, Theater and Amphitheater, bread and circus
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Dare to see a play as a real Roman
Both buildings were erected in the first century. First the Amphitheater, inaugurated in the year 8 B. C., was the scene of fights between gladiators, wild beast hunts and fights between wild and exotic animals, with a capacity of 15 to 16 thousand spectators.
Then the Theater, between 16 and 15 B.C., in the capital of Augusta Emerita in the province of Lusitania. The original capacity was about six thousand spectators distributed according to their social status. In both buildings the entrance to the stands was through vomitoriums and you can not miss the tour of one of them at night while you get to your seat to watch a play of the International Festival of Classical Theatre of Merida.
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Available all year round with schedules from:
- April 1 to September 30 from 9 to 21:00h.
- October 1 to March 31, from 9 to 18:30h.
Accessible for people with reduced mobility.