Emerita Augusta

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8 garden articles in Emerita Augusta have been published/drafted:
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Basilica-House of the Theater (DRAFT)

This late-imperial domus was discovered by J. Ramón Mélida while excavating the backstage of the Theater. The existence of two rooms with apses at the east end led to the ...
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House of Alcazaba (DRAFT)

Within the enclosure of the Islamic Alcazaba, west of the city, are the remains of this great late-Imperial domus, excavated in the 1970's by D. José Álvarez Sáenz de Buruaga. It ...
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House of the Amphitheater (DRAFT)

Next to the Amphitheater, on the east side of Augusta Emerita, are the remains of two extramural residences. The archaeological excavations of these domestic structures were ...
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House of the Hill Garden (DRAFT)

Very little is known about the characteristics of this intramurally situated domus, whose remains were discovered in 1976 during explorations in the grounds of the 'Hill Garden.' ...
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House of the Mithraeum (DRAFT)

The great house built adjacent to the San Albin Hill, in the extreme southwest of the city, offers a handsome example of a suburban domus, whose refined decoration indicates an ...
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Houses Under the Museum (DRAFT)

Prior to building the present Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, excavations were undertaken at the site in 1978 and 1979. Two suburban residences were explored and preserved in the ...
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Peristyle of the Theater (DRAFT)

The space behind the theater screen comprises one of the best preserved gardens of Augusta Emerita. It consisted of a rectangular enclosure surrounded on the north, east, and ...
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Temple of Diana (DRAFT)

The Temple of Diana is the only surviving religious building from the Augusta Emerita Forum. Despite its name, it was actually dedicated to the imperial cult and dates to the end ...