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The Proserpina Dam is a
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
at UNESCO
The Proserpina Dam is a Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
gravity dam in Mérida, Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...
, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. It was built as part of the infrastructure which supplied the city of Emerita Augusta with water.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Milagros aqueduct leading to the city fell into decay, but the earth dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface an ...
with retaining wall is still in use.
Conservation
It is also part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, anUNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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since 1993.at UNESCO
See also
*List of Roman dams and reservoirs
This is a list of Roman dams and reservoirs. The study of Roman dam-building has received little scholarly attention in comparison to their other civil engineering activities, even though their contributions in this field have been ranked alon ...
* Roman architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome ...
* Roman engineering
* List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
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*Further reading
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* Roman dams in Spain Buildings and structures in the Province of Badajoz Gravity dams History of Extremadura Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Badajoz {{europe-dam-stub