Alange
ALANGE (“Castrum Colubri”) Badajoz, Spain.
Roman town 15 km SE of Mérida, built over a pre-Roman settlement and now covered by the mediaeval castle. Traditionally it was Castrum Colubri, but this name appears in none of the sources of the Roman period. The baths, the basic structure of which is still recognizable despite later restorations, are still in use. They consist of a rectangular enclosure (28 x 13 m) inside which are two round rooms with separate entrances. Each room, 11.3 m in diameter, is flanked by four exedras and has a round pool in the center.
BIBLIOGRAPHYJ. R. Mélida, Catálogo Monumental de España. Provincia de Badajoz (1926) I, 361-66.
L. G. IGLESIAS