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Hunting in
the Lagoon Where to See
The wild lagoon, future Roman Veneto
site of Venice, attracted
fishermen and huntsmen Verona (p194) has the highest
in pursuit of game and concentration of Roman sites in
wildfowl. It also became a the region; the Arch aeological
place of refuge during Museum (p204) is full of fine
raids by Huns and Goths. mosaics and sculptures, and
Castelvecchio (p195) has some
very rare early Christian glass and
silver. Good museums can also
be found at Este (pp188–9), Adria,
Treviso (p178) and Portogruaro,
situated near Concordia (p179).

The theatre,
built in the
1st century
BC, is still used
for open-air
performances
(see p260).

This fine mosaic of a
nightingale in Treviso Museum
is from Trevisium, the town’s
Roman predecessor.
Two arches of the
Ponte Romano (see
pp204–5) survive intact.

Gladiators
Bloodthirsty citizens
flocked to the glad-
iatorial contests
in which prisoners
of war, criminals
and Christian
martyrs were
put to the sword.
Verona’s Arena is an
awe-inspiring home for the
city’s opera festival, despite
the loss of its outer wall
to earthquakes.

AD 100 The Arena, Verona’s 401 Led by Alaric, the Goths invade northern Italy;
amphitheatre, is built. Near the Veneto bears the brunt of the attack
Eastern merchants bring
Christianity to the region 360 The Roman Empire’s northern borders under
attack from Slavic and Teutonic tribes Fierce
Visigoth
100 AD 1 100 200 300 400
313 Constantine the Great grants 410 Alaric
official status to Christianity succeeds in
59 BC Livy, Roman 395 Roman
historian, born in Padua 331 Constantinople takes over from Rome Empire splits sacking Rome
as capital of the Roman Empire into eastern itself, but dies the
and western same year
halves

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