Antique Roman Theatre, located on the hill of San Pietro in Verona, was built in the late 1st century AD between the Ponte Pietra and Ponte Posthuma. Up to now well-preserved polutsirkulyarnaya Cave with steps skheny a backdrop of brick and orhestra with seating for notable visitors. Before proscenium stage is, for which at one time housed the curtain. Kaveh width of up to 105 meters "rely" on the hill and is supported only on the sides of the circular walls. Once above it were built three terraces width of about 120 meters, and now in their place stands the Castel San Pietro. The facade of the theater was decorated with half-columns, which had a different style on each floor: on the first - Tuscan, the second - Ionic, on the top floor adorned with pillars.

Because of its proximity to the river Adige House has repeatedly suffered from floods, which led to what is already in the Middle Ages it was a playground filled with earth and built up in different buildings. Once here, even the residence of King Theodoric of the Ostrogoths. Only in 1830, antique Roman theater was brought back to life - dilapidated buildings erected on the site of his scenes were torn down, he dug out the amphitheater, and a broad staircase and numerous arches restored. In 1851, on top of the hill of San Pietro were also found the remains of an ancient temple, crowning the original structure of the theater - the whole complex stretched from the Adige river to the top of the hill by 60 meters in height. "Novootkryvatelem" theater was Andrea Monga, a wealthy businessman, who bought the land and ordered to carry out large-scale excavations on it. In 1904, the area became the property of the City Council of Verona.

Today, next to the historic theater, considered the most important Roman theater of northern Italy, you can see the monastery of San Girolamo to the archaeological museum and the Church of St. Cyr and Liberia, was built in the 10th century. By the way, St. Cyr was the first Christian priest of the city and secretly performed the liturgy in the walls of the theater.