About ten minutes walk from Piazza October 16 along the river brought us to the Ancient Roman Theatre overlooking the river. While not much remains compared to Segesta, we could see a similar construction style.
Believed to be the first Roman Theatre constructed with stone, it was built around 25 B.C.
The center was built on the hill and the sides had support walls with access to the galleries. The whole was covered with a portico with a series of arches.
View from the top of the hill of San Pietro, where the original city once was located.
Along Lunga San Michelli looking toward Ponta Pietra with the Teatro to the right of bridge (Not in photo).
People were allowed to dismantle old buildings and reuse the materials. In time the area was covered with houses. In the 1800's a guy named Andrea Monga bought up the properties which had been built over with houses and such. He demolished those and began excavating the old theatre.
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