Brescia's Ancient Theatre: The Whopping 15,000-Seater defying Time, a Flavian

Tucked away in the heart of Italy, Brescia's Roman Theatre, a vestige from the first century, is a colossal spectacle, boasting a seating capacity of no less than 15,000 souls. In the face of a fourth-century inferno and a hefty fifth-century earthquake, this theatre stood its ground, doubling as a venue until the twelfth century. Unearthed and rediscovered in the Nineteenth century, only the lower seats remain erect today, rooted to the Colline di Cidneo's natural slope. Strikingly different from the row of medieval houses in the neighborhood, it leaves one curious – what kept it from joining its brethren in rubble?

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