Roman Amphitheatre
(1st century AD)
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Fresco (late 15th century) by Benedetto Bonfigli |
According to tradition, Totila's army set up its camp in the ruins of the Roman amphitheatre when it laid siege to Perugia in 549. It was long believed that Palazzo della Penna had been built on the site of this amphitheatre, and excavations in 1980 proved that this is indeed the case.
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Excavations of the amphitheatre under Palazzo della Penna