Vicenza in Provincia di Vicenza, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
La via Postumia
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The via Postumia
Vicenza Romana
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
1. La via Postumia / The via Postumia Marker
Recenti scavi per la sistemazione della cantinetta, presso la gastronomia in Corso Andrea Palladio, 196, hanno riportato alla luce un'articolata stratigrafia con le tracce di edifici medievali e rinascimentali. Nella fondazione pertinente forse ad una delle case torri, documentate nelle contrade nei pressi di Santa Corona, era reimpiegata una lastra rettangolare di trachite. Si tratta della crepidine del marciapiede di una strada romana, forse la via Postumia, che vi correva limitrofa. Alla metΰ del II sec. a.C., quando ormai l'Italia settentrionale era entrata a pieno titolo nella sfera di interesse romana, il Senato di Roma decreta la costruzione di una grande via che, dalle coste dell'alto Tirreno, doveva raggiungere le sponde dell'Adriatico settentrionale. Nel 148 a.C. il console S. Postumio Albino organizzava e faceva costruire la via Postumia che collegava Genova ad Aquileia. Il suo tracciato entrava in territorio veneto a sud-ovest di Verona e proseguiva ricalcando piste piω antiche, ben note e collaudate nel tempo, che univano i grandi centri "preromani" tra cui Vicenza, Oderzo e Concordia.
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Didascalie:
Veduta dell'area di scavo da sud (Archivio SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
Lastra di trachte del marciapiede della strada romana (Archivio SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
The via Postumia
Recent excavations for the refurbishment of the cellar of the deli have (in corso Andrea Palladio, 196) brought to light a complex stratigraphy with the traces of medieval and renaissance buildings. A reused trachyte slab was found in the foundations of what could have been one of the "tower houses" known to have been located in the neighbourhood near Santa Corona. It is a "crepido", part of the sidewalk that flanked the Roman road known as the via Postumia, which used to run adjacent to the site. By the middle of the 2nd century AD, northern Italy was fully in the Roman sphere of interest, and the Roman Senate decreed the construction a large road that was to connect the northern Tyrrhenian Sea and the
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
2. The view of the via Postumia Marker along the street
Captions
View of the excavation area from the south (Archive SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
Reused trachyte slab from the pavement of the Roman road (Archive SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
Erected by Vicenza Sito Patrimonio Mondiale, Soprintendenza archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza and Camera di Commercio Vicenza. (Marker Number 15.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 45° 32.95′ N, 11° 32.914′
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
3. The view of the road with the via Postumia Marker
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L'area archeologica di Palazzo Chiericati / The Palazzo Chiericati archaeological site (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo Chiericati / The Chiericati Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Cappella Valmarana / The Valmarana chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Teatro Olimpico / Olympic Theater (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Teatro Olimpico (about 90 meters away); Il Museo Naturalistico Archeologico / The Natural and Archaeological Museum (about 90 meters away); Palazzo Thiene / The Thiene Palace (about 180 meters away); Basilica Palladiana / Palladian Basilica (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicenza.
Also see . . . La via Postumia. Museo Naturalistico Archeologico (Submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
