Proserpina Dam

Historia

The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Badajoz (province), Extremadura, Spain, 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 aqueduct leading to the city fell into decay, but the earth dam with retaining wall is still in use.It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1912.It is also part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.