Augusta Emerita, House of the Amphitheater
Augusta Emerita: Roman city in western Spain, modern Mérida, capital of the province of Lusitania.
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Directly outside the walls of Augusta Emerita was the group of buildings that is collectively known as the House of the Amphitheater. This complex was excavated in 1947 and includes a part of the city wall, of the San Lázaro aqueduct, a water tower, two houses, and a mausoleum.
One of the houses, built in the first century and discovered in 1992, contained some beautiful mosaics of fish and a wine harvest.