Roman Theater and Antiquarium of Gubbio

Located on the northern limits of the ancient city, the building was constructed of squared blocks of ashlar limestone. It has two orders of arches, of which the lower order and some arches corresponding to the upper gallery remain standing. Remains of opera reticulatum are present in the corridors of the Vomitatories. The cavea is divided into four wedges and the bands in which the steps were not present probably housed wooden stairs.

The orchestra floor, paved with limestone slabs, allows rainwater to be collected in a large cistern under the pulpitum. The frons scaenae has two quadrangular lateral niches and a central, semicircular one. Remains of the architectural decoration are preserved in the Civic Museum (Palazzo dei Consoli). In the same Museum there are also remains of an inscription from the Augustan era which refers to restorations carried out by the city magistrate Cneo Satrio Rufus who "...at his own expense built the roof of the basilicas, fixed the roof beams with iron, made the floor stone…". The building used as an antiquarium, located near the Roman Theatre, is a typical rural building of modest dimensions, spread over two floors.

During the consolidation works, the remains of ancient walls belonging to a very large Roman domus were discovered. The domus, occupied by the farmhouse, has an atrium, tablinum, kitchen, latrine and cocciopesto and mosaic floors. Inside the tablinum there is a mosaic floor with black and white geometric decoration, of which only a few fragments remain, and in the center a tondo (emblem) with the polychrome depiction of Scylla in opus vermiculatum.

Given the importance of the mosaics and the Roman house, a 2D reconstruction was carried out which re-proposes the geometric decoration of the mosaic carpet of the room and of the emblem with Scylla, of which only the central part is preserved. This operation constitutes an effective tool for understanding pavements, which would otherwise be difficult because they are very incomplete. The upper floor of the antiquarium was set up with archaeological material; an area was intended for presentations and conferences.