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The "gens Gavia" (or Gavi family) built it around the half of the first century, over the Postumia road, or the main road entering from the Emilia Romagna region from the Actual Porta Borsari (know as Jovia at Roman times, because it was near a temple of Jupiter).
It became a city gate during medieval times.
But hey! It's not over the Postumia (Actual Corso CAstelvecchio/Corso Cavour), now!
In fact it is in strange position. Crossing the arch you will fall into the river...
What happened? In 1805 the French Army (yes, Napoleon!) thought it was an obstacole to the circulation, and destroyed it. Luckily, the stones were recovered, and after long discussion, it was re-built in the actual position in 1932, using the original stone. There are a few doubts about the exact look, but the monument is mainly recovered.
The original position is marked by a stone "footstep" in the middle of the road near the SW corner of Castelvecchio
Picture #2 shows a piece of the original pavement of the ancient Postumia road (the rest is still in place, about 1 m below the actual road) that was moved with the arch Leave a Comment
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Ponte Pietra ("Stone bridge") is a roman bridge, helping people to cross the river Adige for more than 2,000 years.
The name is obviously from the stone that was the unique material in which it was built (and probably, after the fall of the roman empire, no one was able to build a bridge all in stone for centuries)
It is still standing, but what you can see now it is not all made of stone.... In fact the nature (a few floodings) and men hit it many times. At the end of our last war (WWII) the retiring Wermacht thought, a few days before of the total sourrender of april, 1945, that it was a threat to leave it standing, and destroed it with explosive. The lost stone were replaced by masonry when it wa re-built (BTW, same destiny occurred to the medieval masonry bridge of Castel Vecchio).
Despite years and destructions, it makes a wonderful view of one of the most scenic parts of Verona. Leave a Comment Directions: Near the roman theatre (that is a few meter from the side of the bridge opposite to the old city center, on the left in the main picture here).
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 Roman Theatre by montezaro
Set against the green tufa hills, on the top of which is situated the Monastery of St. Jerome, the theatre looks very impressivly. At its eastern side there is the lovely ancient church of Saints Sirius and Libera, built in the 10th century. Leave a Comment Address: Archaeological Museum
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In addition to the Arena, the ancient Romans had a smaller theater on the other side of the river, with stone steps built into a hillside. This theater is also very well preserved and is used today for spoken drama – especially Shakespeare in both Italian and English – as well as jazz and ballet performances. These are sponsored by a notorious German automobile company that starts with a P and ends with an E. (Which is nice of them, but please don't buy their cars, okay?)
Second photo: As in the Arena, the cheap seats in the Teatro Romano are unreserved and are on the bare stone steps, whereas the more expensive seats are numbered and have backrests. Prices vary according to the kind of show it is, but for a Shakespeare play you would pay EUR 26 for a numbered seat, or EUR 16 for an unreserved place on the stone steps.
Third photo: The stage is of course not left over from the Romans, but it is in more or less the same position where the ancient stage was.
Fourth photo: As at the Arena, they have a red carpet for the folks in the more expensive seats, but not for the others. Leave a Comment Address: Regaste Redentore 2Phone: 045 8000360
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 Arco dei Gavi by montezaroLeave a Comment Address: Corso Cavour
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When you walk around the Verona center, take a look at the walls of the builings, they may hide little tresures, like some roman sculptured piece of marble here or there.
This one in the picture is a little off the beaten path, but it's very big. Part of a sculptured roman monumental tomb, representing the faces of the family members.
The scuplture isn't in a museum, but inserted in the outer side of the longobard Verona walls (along via Pallone) just at the beginning of Via del Pontiere.
You can walk along it!
Pic #2 shows a roman inscription at the beginning of Via Rosa, Piazza Erbe side.
It tells:
GAVIA Q. F. MAXIMA
IN AQVAM HS Q. ((( I )))
...AMENTO DEDIT
Translated from, latin, more or less "Gavia Maxima, daughter of Quintus, gave with her last will 500,000 sestertia for the wateryes". The rich woman of the Gavia family (the same of the arch) made a gift to the town of an acqueduct bringing fresh water from Valpolicella to the town center. How kind of her!
Pic #3 shows some carved stones used in the pillars of the east gate of the Scaligery palace north of Piazza Bra, one of the entrances of Cortile Mercato Vecchio Leave a Comment Directions: #1 Just south of the longobard walls (follow them from Piazza Bra), not far from the so-called Juliet's tomb: Via del Pontiere, near via Pallone #2 Via Rosa, 100 m north west from Piazza Erbe #3 Via Cairoli, NE from Piazza Erbe
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 Porta dei Borsari by AnjutkaLeave a Comment
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 Ponte Pietra by montezaroLeave a Comment
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When I visited the Teatro Romano, there was a crew of several men and one woman setting up the stage for a new production of the play La putta onorata by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793).
I didn't see the play (don't know how much I would have understood), but it would have interested me because a number of Goldoni's plays were made into operas during the 18th century.
Second and third photos: Assembling the stage set for the Goldoni play.
Fourth photo: The finished stage set. Leave a Comment Address: Regaste Redentore 2Phone: 045 8000360
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 Hill where theater and castle
Pietra located by BruceDunning, 4 more photos
There are great artifacts of columns, flooring tiles, pictures, and also the loggia areas and what seems to be a living quarter in that era.
This is one of the best sites, that in my opinion compares to the arena for fame. Open 8:30 to 19:30 except Monday. A Verona card gives you access at a discount, otherwise the cost is around 6 Euro. The tour greeters are friendly and helpful-but the tour is self guided through the crypts, and inside the buildings. Address: Rigaste Redintore 2Phone: 045 8000360Directions: Across the river along Lujngadige Campanola via
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