Institute of Biomedicine, Via San Zeno

   
Istituto di Biomedicina, via San Zeno (M. Del Rosso, Comune di Pisa)
Istituto di Biomedicina, via San Zeno (M. Del Rosso, Comune di Pisa)
Between the branches of the trees, we can see two buildings of the University of Pisa, built in 1908, which house the institute of Physiology and Biomedicine (access from Via San Zeno). The construction work revealed the wedge-shaped foundations of a colossal structure with a circular or semi-circular plan from the Roman period. In all likelihood it was a theatre, or an amphitheatre. The area is referred to as petriccio, or a le grotte (the caves), an early medieval terms that can indicate a large open pit quarry. Thanks to the Decreta Pisana, inscriptions of 2 and 4 AD preserved in the Campo Santo, we know of the existence of a theatre, but there is no mention of the arena. The only clue is the position, in Roman times, of the bend of the Auser river, which marked the northern urban boundary of the city. We know that amphitheatres were generally built outside the settlements to isolate them, given the bloody characteristic of the shows and fights they often hosted. Unfortunately at the moment it is not possible to ascertain whether this was a theatre, or an amphitheatre.
ORANGE TREE ROOM
AFFITTACAMERE
60m
San Zeno, 47
Recapito 338 8167136
SANTA CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA
AFFITTACAMERE
190m
San Zeno, 1
Recapito 050 550250
LAURI LOFT
AFFITTACAMERE
220m
Santa Caterina, 2
Recapito 349 6111596
WANDERLUST
AFFITTACAMERE
230m
Giuseppe di Vittorio, 5
Recapito 328 9214725
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PIZZERIA MOONLIGHT
WHERE TO EAT, PIZZERIAS
330m
V. S. Lorenzo, 52
Recapito 050 564433
OSTERIA SANTA CATERINA
WHERE TO EAT, TAVERNS
390m
V. S. Cecilia, 34
Recapito 050 581186
MONTANARI LAURA
WHERE TO EAT, PIZZERIAS
440m
Via Lucchese, 23
Recapito 050 564579
LA CLESSIDRA
WHERE TO EAT, RESTAURANTS
450m
Via Santa Cecilia, 34
Recapito 050 540160
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Nerone Night Experience
EXHIBITS, ART AND CULTURE
100m
11-07-2022
14-07-2022
TORNA NERONE NIGHT EXPERIENCE
EXHIBITS, ART AND CULTURE
120m
Porta San Zeno
04-09-2022
18-09-2022
Notte bianca delle stelle
EXHIBITS, ART AND CULTURE
130m
centro polivalente di San Zeno
01-07-2017
Pisa Walking Cinema 2024
EXHIBITS, ART AND CULTURE
180m
Porta San Zeno, Bagni di Nerone, Logge di Banchi
06-01-2024
27-01-2024
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