La Rimini Romana

E che non si dica che questa città, che conserva una delle chiese più importanti del rinascimento italiano, è solo mare, figa e discoteca!

Ponte di Tiberio

Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa. Coast navigation and fishing are traditional industries and, together with Riccione, it is probably the most famous seaside resort on the Adriatic Riviera.


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As the inscription on the internal parapets recalls, the bridge over the Marecchia River, then known as Ariminus, began under the Emperor Augustus in 14 and was completed under Tiberius in 21. The bridge still connects the city centre to Borgo San Giuliano and leads to the consular roads Via Emilia and Via Popilia that lead north.


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Built in Istria stone, the bridge consists of five arches that rest on massive pillars with breakwater spurs set at an oblique angle with respect to the bridge’s axis in order to follow the current. The bridge’s structure on the other hand, rests on a practical system of wooden poles.


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Domus del Chirurgo

"The Surgeon's House" (Domus del Chirurgo) was inaugurated on 7 December 2007. The important archaeological complex, situated in Piazza Ferrari, was discovered in 1989 and presented to the city of Rimini after 18 years of excavation and conservation activities. The archaeological area covering more than 700 square metres includes many different building elements, among which the most interesting is the so-called Surgeon's House (Domus). This was a residential building of the roman period , built during the second half of the 2nd century A.D.



Other finds of great archaeological interest were unearthed: remains of buildings dating probably to the Late Republic period, traces of an Early Medieval settlement as well as a burial ground. The complex provide us with an exceptional example of historical and urban stratification. With a great deal of care and patience, the archaeologists of Rimini, lead by Jacopo Ortalli, Director in charge of the excavations, have brought to light a singular historical patrimony. The two-storey Surgeon's House, was situated directly on the Adriatic seacoast, which at that time , was more than 1 km further inland than in the present day.



The large number of unearthed remains and mosaics are of great interest. Well preserved, the remains have allowed a true reconstruction of the House, its owner and its long and fascinating history. The most extraordinary discovery is the collection of 150 surgical instruments. They leave us no doubt as to the profession of the owner: a medical doctor. It would seem that his name was Eutyches, probably of Greek origin and, as was common in ancient times, he would probably have been trained in a military environment. In fact, the specificity of the surgical instruments unearthed were mostly for use in cases of bone traumas and wounds, thus testifying that Eutyches was a military doctor.



The House had baked clay walls and a stone base. An inner corridor led onto a garden on one side, and on other side, onto several rooms. There was a dining room (triclinium), a bedroom (cubiculum) and two living rooms. One of these had a fine mosaic floor with Orpheus surrounded by animals. This was the room where the surgeon looked after and operated on his patients, very similar to a modern infirmary. There were also other service rooms: a heated area (hypocaust), a latrine and on the upper floor a kitchen with pantry. The sudden collapse of the walls, probably caused by fire occurred during the second half of the 2nd century A.D, preserved fittings, furnishings and mosaics. When visiting the Surgeon's House you can admire the beauty of the mosaic floorings on site; while the collection of surgical instruments is preserved in the Rimini Archaeological Museum.



Arch of Augustus

The Arch of Augustus. Built in 27 BC, it has a single gate 9.92 high and 8.45 wide. The merlons were added in the Middle Ages. At the southeast end of the Corso di Augusto in Rimini rises the Arch of Augustus (Arco d'Augusto), a triumphal arch built in 27 B.C. (the oldest one known) to commemorate the construction of the Via Flaminia.


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As its inscription declares, the arch was built in 27 B.C. as an honorary gate to celebrate Octavian Augustus. It once formed part of the stone-built city walls, the remains of which are still visible, but is now isolated because the adjacent structures were demolished in the 1930’s. The structure, which was originally topped by a parapet bearing a statue of the Emperor, is richly decorated with religious and political references.


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In fact, the divinities represented in the round shields (Jupiter, Apollo, Neptune and Rome) recall the grandeur of Rome and of Augustus himself. The arch was once part of the city walls, which were destroyed by Mussolini in 1936 although some remains of the walls are still visible.


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