BRIXIA - PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO
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Sacred buildings of the city concentrated between Via dei Musei and the slopes of the hill Cidneo.
There's something fascinating about a visit to the area formerly occupied by the capitol of Roman Brixia. The city's sacred buildings, used from the 2ndcentury BC to the 1st century AD, are concentrated between Via dei Musei and the slopes of the Cidneo hill, along with the theater and a few later palaces. In the 1st century, Emperor Vespasian was responsible for the city's definitive layout. On the north side is the Capitoline temple, dating from 73, of which only the pronaos remains. On the south side, you'll see the ruins of the basilica from the same period. Finally, the 3rd-century theater, badly damaged by an earthquake in the5th century, has preserved its cavea and hypoteum. It could seat 15,000 people. The whole area remained covered in rubble until 1823, when the first excavations were carried out. As the city's main temple, the Capitolium was the very symbol of Roman power in the provinces. Dedicated to the Capitoline triad, the space adjacent to the temple was where the faithful gathered to attend religious ceremonies. Recent restoration work has made it possible to enter the capitoline temple and admire what remains of the decoration; ingenious 3D glasses, handed out to each visitor at the entrance, allow you to see the site in all its former glory. Archaeological finds, including epigraphs, sculptures and architectural remains, can be viewed at the Santa Giulia Museum.
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