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The remains of a domus dating back to the 1st century can be found leaning against the inner walls of the late Republican rampart: this location shows how Verona's city space was intensively used. Mainly two rooms of this building are still recognizable, separated by narrow service rooms and decorated with mosaic and marble floors ( opus ...
The first phase of construction of the defenses began around the second half of the 1st century B.C., following Verona's attainment of the rank of Roman municipium; a second phase of renovation and enlargement of the city walls took place in the 3rd century at the urging of Emperor Gallienus; and, finally, in a final phase in the early 6th ...
Roman theatre, Verona; Roman walls of Verona; S. Susegana Bridge; V. Verona Arena This page was last edited on 20 September 2023, at 19:24 (UTC). Text is ...
List of people from Veneto; Monuments of Verona; Plebiscite of Veneto of 1866; Province of Belluno; Province of Padua; Province of Rovigo; Province of Treviso; Province of Venice; Province of Verona; Province of Vicenza; Refrontolo; Roman walls of Verona; Torricelle; Venetian wine; Veneto; Verona-Caprino-Garda railway; Verona defensive system ...
Verona Cathedral Verona Cathedral The Verona Cathedral is a complex of buildings consisting of the main church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, the church of St. John in Fonte, formerly a baptistery, the church of St. Helena, and the Chapter Library, one of the oldest libraries in the world and among the most important of its kind in Europe.
Porta Leoni (Gate of the Lions) is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate was built during the Roman Republic by P. Valerius, Q. Caecilius, Q. Servilius and P. Cornelius, and restructured in imperial times. It was connected to the road which led to Bologna and Aquileia. Photo by Paolo Monti (1972). Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC.
He escaped from a gladiator school in 73 BC with around 70 other slaves, and would eventually lead a slave revolt that took over most of southern Italy with around 90,000 men.
The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona, northern Italy, situated at the beginning of the Via Postumia, just outside the Roman walls of the city. Built to celebrate the gens Gavia, a noble Roman family who had their hometown in Verona, the Arco dei Gavi is a very rare example of a privately funded monumental Roman arch. [1]