The discovery and the Verdi Theater

The archeological discovery happened contemporaneously to a series of work at the beginning of the 60s, during which some parts of the Roman walls were destroyed.
After the intervention, the project that involved the building of the Palace of Justice was replaced by the building of the Verdi Theater.
The construction on the archeological site allows a better preservation of the area and it made it accessible to the public.

The Roman site

The area, of circa 4.800 square meters, represent the neighborhood of the Roman city, which is crossed by a street with some ruins of ancient domus. The buildings were private homes, with mosaic pavements.

Thermae

In the South-East sector you can admire the ancient thermae that were built in the I century b.C. Nowadays you can see the frigidarium and the calidarium.
The heat was circulating in the basement thanks to suspensurae. Some coins have been found there and it's possible to that this area to the A.D.

The domus

In the North-East sector there is a big space with a floor in marble, which was attributed to a paleochristian church. Even though the best preserved domus is in the central part of the site, this floor can be dated back to the end of the I century b.C. Surely it was a patrician home: numerous objects found are now in Museo Provinciale Ribezzo.

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