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Verona (Ouerona, a, Ptol. iii. 1. § 31; Thueron, Strab. iv. p. 206,
v. p. 213; Berone, Procop. B.G. ii. 29, iii. 3, &c.; and Berona, Ib. iv. 33: Eth.
Veronensis: Verona), an important town in Gallia Transpadana, seated on the river
Athesis (Verona Athesi circumflua, Sil. It. viii. 595), and chiefly on its W.
bank. There is some difficulty in determining whether Verona was a city of the
Euganei or of the Cenomani, from the little knowledge which we possess of the
respective boundaries of those peoples, and from the confusion which prevails
upon the subject in ancient authors. By Ptolemy (l. c.), who does not mention
the Euganei, it is ascribed to the Cenomani; and Catullus (lxvii. 34), in a passage,
however, which has been banished by some editors as not genuine, Brixia, which
undoubtedly belonged to the Cenomani, is styled the mother city of Verona. Pliny,
on the other hand (iii. 19. s. 23), gives Verona partly to the Rhaeti and partly
to the Euganei, and Strabo (l. c.) attributes it to the former. Some have sought
a solution of this difficulty by assuming that the city belonged originally to
the Euganei, but was subsequently occupied by the Cenomani, referring to Livy,
v. 35. (Cf. Justin, xx. 5.) We know little or nothing of the early history of
Verona. Under the Roman dominion it became a colony with the surname of Augusta,
and one of the finest and most flourishing cities in that part of Italy (Tac.
H. iii. 8; Itin. Ant. p. 128; Strab. v. p. 213; Grut. Inscr. p. 166. 2.) The surrounding
country was exceedingly fruitful, producing good wine, excellent apples, and abundance
of spelt (alica, Plin. xviii. 11. s. 29, xiv. 1. s. 3, xv. 14. s. 14; Cassiod.
Var. xii. 4). The Rhaetian wine also is praised by Virgil. (G. ii. 94; cf. Strab.
iv. 206; Suet. Oct. 77.) The situation of Verona rendered it a great thoroughfare
and the centre of several highroads (Itin. Ant. pp. 128, 174, 275, 282; Itin.
Hier. p. 558.)
Verona was celebrated in history for the battle fought by Marius in
the Campi Raudii, in its neighbourhood, againt the Cimbri. (Vell. Pat. ii. 12;
Florus, iii. 3.) From an inscription still extant on one of its gates, now called
the Porta de' Borsari, the walls of Verona appear to have been newly erected in
the reign of the emperor Gallienus, A.D. 265. It was besieged by Constantine on
his march from Gaul to Rome, and, though obstinately defended by Ruricius Pompeianus,
obliged to surrender at discretion. (Paneg. Vet. ix. 9, sqq.) It was likewise
the scene of the victory of Theodoric over Odoacer. (Jornand. Get. 57.) Theodoric
made it one of his residences, and often held his court there: a representation
of his palace is still extant upon a seal. (Gibbon, Decl. and Fall, vol. v. p.
22, ed. Smith.) It was at Verona that the splendid wedding took place between
king Autharis and Theudelinda. (Procop. B. G. iii. 5; Paul. Diac. iii. 29.) But,
more than by all these events, Verona is illustrious as having been the birthplace
of Catullus (Ovid. Amos. iii. 15. 7; Mart. x. 103; Plin. xxxvi. 6. s. 7); though
it is exceedingly doubtful whether the remains of a villa on the Logo di Garda,
commonly called the villa of Catullus, could really have belonged to him. The
honour sometimes claimed for Verona of having given birth to the architect Vitruvius
Pollio arises from a mistaken interpretation of the inscription on the arch of
the Gavii, formerly existing at Verona, but pulled down in the year 1805. The
inscription related to the great architect's less celebrated namesake, Vitruvius
Cerdo. (Descriz. di Verona, pt. i. p. 86.) Some are of opinion that the elder
Pliny also was born at Verona, but it is more probable that he was a native of
Comum. In the life of him ascribed to the pen of Suetonius, he is styled Novocomensis;
and when he calls himself in his Preface the conterraneus of Catullus, that epithet
by no means necessarily implies that he was the fellow-citizen of the poet, but
rather that he was merely his fellow-countryman, or from the same province.
The amphitheatre at Verona is a very striking monument of antiquity.
Although not nearly so large as the Colosseum, it is in a much better state of
preservation, owing to the pains which have always been taken to keep it in repair.
It is also of a more costly material than the Roman amphitheatre; for whilst the
latter is built of travertino, that at Verona is of marble, from some quarries
in the neighbourhood. The substructions are of Roman brickwork. The date of its
erection cannot be ascertained, but it must undoubtedly have been posterior to
the time of Augustus. A great part of the external arcade was thrown down by an
earthquake in the year 1184. Its form is elliptical, the larger diameter being
513 feet externally and 248 internally; the smaller one, 410 feet externally and
147 feet internally. The banks or rows of seats are at present 45 in number, but,
from the repairs and alterations which the building has undergone, it is not certain
whether this was the original number. It is estimated that it would afford seats
for about 22,000 persons.
There are also a few remains of a Roman theatre, on the left bank
of the Adige, at the foot of the hill immediately under the castle of S. Pietro
It appears from two decrees of king Berengarius, dated in 895 and 913, that the
theatre was then regarded as of the highest antiquity, and had in great part gone
to ruin; on which account its destruction was allowed. (Descriz. di Verona, pt.
ii. p. 108, sqq.)
We have already alluded to the ancient gate called the Porta de' Borsari.
It is evidently older than the walls of Gallienus, the elevation of which in the
space of 8 months is recorded upon it; since a previous inscription has been erased
in order to make room for the new one. It is a double gate, of a very florid style
of architecture, concerning the merits of which architects have held widely different
opinions. The walls of Gallienus, to judge of them from the vestiges which still
remain, were of a construction sufficiently solid, notwithstanding the shortness
of the time in which they were erected. The other remains of antiquity at Verona,
as the Porta de' Leoni, the baths, &c., do not require any particular description
in this place.
The chief works on Verona and its antiquities are the splendid ones
of Count Scip. Maffei, entitled Verona Illustrata, and Mulseum Veronense. Onuphrius
Panvinius also described its remains (Antiq. Veron. lib. viii. Pat. 1668). Some
account of them will likewise be found in the Descrizione di Verona e della sua
Provincia, by Giovambatista da Pertico, 8vo. Verona, 1820.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited September 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Now Verona; an important town in Gallia Cisalpina, on the river Athesis. It was originally the capital of the Euganei, but subsequently belonged to the Cenomani. At a still later time it was made a Roman colony, with the surname Augusta; and under the Empire it was one of the largest and most flourishing towns in the north of Italy. It was the birthplace of Catullus; and, according to some accounts, of the elder Pliny. There are still many Roman remains at Verona, and among others an amphitheatre in a good state of preservation.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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