Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida Hosts Lecture Series on Antiquity's Great Figures

The Museo Nacional de Arte Romano and the Fundación de Estudios Romanos are organizing the third edition of the lecture cycle Grandes personajes de la Antigüedad III. The program opens on 8 October 2026 at 18:30 with Trajano. Un hispano en el trono de los césares, delivered by Julián González of the Universidad de Sevilla. On 15 October 2026 at 18:30, Jaime Alvar Ezquerra of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid presents Cleopatra, una reina entre dos mundos. The third session, on 22 October 2026 at 18:30, features architect Jesús Martínez Vergel speaking on Vitruvius, un arquitecto heterodoxo. The cycle closes on 29 October 2026 at 18:30 with Antonio Alvar Ezquerra of the Universidad de Alcalá on Décimo Ausonio Magno, un profesor en el palacio imperial. All lectures take place in the Salón de actos of the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida. Sessions are held in person and made available online in deferred mode via the Canal YouTube MNAR. Admission is free until capacity is reached. Further information is available at www.cultura.gob.es.