{"id":2520,"date":"2025-07-14T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2026-04-15T22:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:41:16","slug":"teatro-romano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/teatro-romano\/","title":{"rendered":"Teatro Romano"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2520\" class=\"elementor elementor-2520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1909f6c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1909f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/orario-musei\/#romano\">Vedi Orari e Ticket<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c2198\" data-id=\"e1c2198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6be4a5 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d6be4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Piazza Caduti nei Lager Nazisti<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-397ad49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"397ad49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c553c88\" data-id=\"c553c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9925aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9925aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Il Teatro Romano di Volterra fu riportato alla luce negli anni Cinquanta grazie agli scavi archeologici condotti a Vallebuona dallo storico volterrano Enrico Fiumi. \u00c8 interessante notare che, come ricordato da una targa all&#8217;ingresso, alcuni degli operai impiegati negli scavi erano ricoverati presso l&#8217;Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra.<\/p><p>Datato alla fine del I secolo a.C., fu finanziato dalla ricca famiglia volterrana dei Caecina, come attestato da un&#8217;epigrafe conservata nel Museo Etrusco Guarnacci. Costruito sfruttando il pendio naturale, un&#8217;area gi\u00e0 terrazzata, il teatro presentava sedili in calcare locale con incisi i nomi di influenti famiglie romane e scalinate in pietra di Montecatini Val di Cecina.<\/p><p>La frontescena si estendeva per quasi 36 metri con due piani colonnati alti oltre 16 metri, e il teatro poteva ospitare circa 3500 spettatori. Un &#8220;velarium&#8221; forniva ombra, come testimoniano le tracce della struttura di supporto. Abbandonato alla fine del III secolo, il sito ospit\u00f2 un impianto termale e, in epoca medievale, le mura cittadine inglobarono parte delle gradinate.<\/p><p>Oggi i resti sono visitabili nell&#8217;area archeologica, con accesso da Porta Fiorentina. Occasionalmente, d&#8217;estate, il teatro ospita rappresentazioni e l&#8217;annuale Festival Internazionale, dove vengono assegnati i premi &#8220;Ombra della Sera&#8221; a personalit\u00e0 di spicco del mondo dello spettacolo e della cultura.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e87091\" data-id=\"0e87091\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b7222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32b7222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-slide-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-slide-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-slide-5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/provolterra-slide-5-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b32b2ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b32b2ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49d9a7a\" data-id=\"49d9a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf9448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Roman Theater of Volterra was brought to light in the 1950s thanks to archaeological excavations conducted in Vallebuona by Volterra historian Enrico Fiumi. Interestingly, as a plaque at the entrance commemorates, some of the workers employed in the excavations were patients at the Volterra Psychiatric Hospital.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Dating to the late 1st century BC, it was financed by the wealthy Caecina family of Volterra, as attested by an epigraph preserved in the Guarnacci Etruscan Museum. Built on the natural slope, an area already terraced, the theater featured seats made of local limestone inscribed with the names of influential Roman families and steps made of Montecatini Val di Cecina stone.<\/em><\/p><p><em>The front stage extended almost 36 meters with two colonnaded tiers over 16 meters high, and the theater could accommodate approximately 3,500 spectators. A &#8220;velarium&#8221; provided shade, as evidenced by traces of the supporting structure. Abandoned at the end of the 3rd century, the site housed a bathhouse, and in the Middle Ages, the city walls incorporated part of the steps.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Today, the remains can be visited in the archaeological area, accessed from Porta Fiorentina. Occasionally, during the summer, the theater hosts performances and the annual International Festival, where the &#8220;Ombra della Sera&#8221; awards are presented to prominent figures from the world of entertainment and culture.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teatro Romano Vedi Orari e Ticket Piazza Caduti nei Lager Nazisti Il Teatro Romano di Volterra fu riportato alla luce negli anni Cinquanta grazie agli scavi archeologici condotti a Vallebuona dallo storico volterrano Enrico Fiumi. \u00c8 interessante notare che, come ricordato da una targa all&#8217;ingresso, alcuni degli operai impiegati negli scavi erano ricoverati presso l&#8217;Ospedale&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/teatro-romano\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teatro Romano<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-info-utili","category-cosa-vedere"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-content\/uploads\/teatro-romano-volterra-b.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3416,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions\/3416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provolterra.it\/proloco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}