The Capitol, built by the Emperor Vespasian in 73 AD, the year was a religious site and the center of the ancient Brixen, the predecessor of modern Brescia. In those years, the building was located on the main street - "Decumanus Maximus" (now Via Museum) and was a church with three halls in which the deities worshiped Capitol. It stood on the site of an ancient Roman temple, built probably in the 80-70-m years BC In 1823, the year is carried out archaeological excavations, during which were discovered and the ancient temple, and later the Capitol, which has become a popular tourist attraction Brescia.

Probably originally had four Capitol prayer hall - such an assumption can be made based on the structure of an ancient temple. Then the eastern hall was demolished to widen standing beside the amphitheater. The historians are inclined to believe that in the fourth hall held religious ceremonies dedicated to the local deity, which is likely, there was a Celtic origin. Perhaps this god was Hercules, as the Capitol in the oral tradition often called the Temple of Hercules.

In the first half of the 19th century it was discovered inside the Capitol marble fragments of a huge statue of a male, and parts of it still remains today. The most fascinating explanation for these findings is the suggestion that it fragments of sculptures depicting seated on the throne of Jupiter, which dominates the central hall of the Capitol. This statue could be created on the model of the sculpture of the same name and likeness in the Capitol in Rome, as the Roman Jupiter was set up in religious buildings throughout the empire.

To get to the Capitol could Brescia, up two flights of stairs. On top overlooking the forum and the basilica, and the rear of the Capitol, rose hill Colle Chidneo - is the location of the building was typical of Hellenistic architectural tradition.

Today, in the vicinity of the Capitol, which was once the center of the city, you can see the many ruins and the ruins of ancient structures that perform a variety of functions - for example, the amphitheater was used to entertain the audience, and social events. By the most conservative estimates, it could accommodate up to 15 thousand people. At the forum, lying in front of the Capitol (below the level of the modern Piazza del Foro), was located the market - it was a trading center surrounded by craft shops and stores.