Romans sota els Alps / Romans in the Alps
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
El teatre romà d'Aosta es conserva parcialment. En coneixem tota la planta, que ha estat escavada, però en alçada només en queda algun fragment, apart de tota una part de la façana posterior en tota la seva gloriosa alçada. Per desgracia no la vaig poder fotografiar bé, ja que l'accés estava tancat. Es deia que aquest teatre havia estat completament cobert, però ara sembla que no. Al fons de la imatge la torre medieval és la cantonada mateixa de les muralles romanes, i l'edifici del mig, el que resta del amfiteatre romà.
La actual ciutat d'Aosta, capital de la vall del mateix nom, té origen romà. El territori dels salassi fou conquerit pels Terentius Varro en època d'August, i es fundà la Colonia Augusta Praetoria Salassorum, per a instalar-hi legionaris veterans, com era costum.
De la ciutat romana, els elements més visibles son el molt inusual teatre (potser) cobert, els soterranis del forum, part del amfiteatre, un arc de triomf i finalment bona part de les muralles i torres que encerclaven la ciutat.
========================================
The Roman theater of Aosta is partially preserved. We know the entire floor plan, which has been excavated, but in height only a fragment remains, apart from a whole part of the rear facade in all its glorious height. Unfortunately I could not photograph it well, as the access was closed. This theater was said to have been completely covered, but now it seems not. In the background of the image the medieval tower is the very corner of the Roman walls, and the building in the middle, what remains of the Roman amphitheater.
The current city of Aosta, capital of the valley of the same name, has Roman origins. The territory of the Salassi was conquered by Terentius Varro at the time of Augustus, and the Colonia Augusta Praetoria Salassorum was founded to house veteran legionnaires, as was the custom.
In the Roman city, the most visible elements are the very unusual (maybe) covered theater, the basements of the forum, part of the amphitheater, a triumphal arch and finally a large part of the walls and towers that encircle the city.
valledaostaheritage.com/teatro-romano/
No AI Training: Without in any way limiting the artist’s exclusive rights under copyright, any use of this photograph to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to produce images is expressly prohibited.
Romans sota els Alps / Romans in the Alps
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
El teatre romà d'Aosta es conserva parcialment. En coneixem tota la planta, que ha estat escavada, però en alçada només en queda algun fragment, apart de tota una part de la façana posterior en tota la seva gloriosa alçada. Per desgracia no la vaig poder fotografiar bé, ja que l'accés estava tancat. Es deia que aquest teatre havia estat completament cobert, però ara sembla que no. Al fons de la imatge la torre medieval és la cantonada mateixa de les muralles romanes, i l'edifici del mig, el que resta del amfiteatre romà.
La actual ciutat d'Aosta, capital de la vall del mateix nom, té origen romà. El territori dels salassi fou conquerit pels Terentius Varro en època d'August, i es fundà la Colonia Augusta Praetoria Salassorum, per a instalar-hi legionaris veterans, com era costum.
De la ciutat romana, els elements més visibles son el molt inusual teatre (potser) cobert, els soterranis del forum, part del amfiteatre, un arc de triomf i finalment bona part de les muralles i torres que encerclaven la ciutat.
========================================
The Roman theater of Aosta is partially preserved. We know the entire floor plan, which has been excavated, but in height only a fragment remains, apart from a whole part of the rear facade in all its glorious height. Unfortunately I could not photograph it well, as the access was closed. This theater was said to have been completely covered, but now it seems not. In the background of the image the medieval tower is the very corner of the Roman walls, and the building in the middle, what remains of the Roman amphitheater.
The current city of Aosta, capital of the valley of the same name, has Roman origins. The territory of the Salassi was conquered by Terentius Varro at the time of Augustus, and the Colonia Augusta Praetoria Salassorum was founded to house veteran legionnaires, as was the custom.
In the Roman city, the most visible elements are the very unusual (maybe) covered theater, the basements of the forum, part of the amphitheater, a triumphal arch and finally a large part of the walls and towers that encircle the city.
valledaostaheritage.com/teatro-romano/
No AI Training: Without in any way limiting the artist’s exclusive rights under copyright, any use of this photograph to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to produce images is expressly prohibited.