The Story of Verona

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
Origin and Growth of the City—Verona under the Romans—Goths and Lombards in Verona—The Adige	1
CHAPTER II
The Arena	23
CHAPTER III
The Middle Ages—Ezzelino da Romano	43
CHAPTER IV
The Scaligers	66
CHAPTER V
From the Fall of the Scaligers to the Present Day	103
CHAPTER VI
Men of Letters—School of Painting	124
CHAPTER VII
The Duomo—S. Giovanni in Fonte—Biblioteca Capitolare—Vescovado—St Anastasia—Piazza delle Erbe	150
CHAPTER VIII
Piazza dei Signori—Sta. Maria Antica—Tombs of the Scaligers	178
CHAPTER IX
Via Cappello—San Fermo—Museo Civico and Picture Gallery	199
CHAPTER X
S. Paolo di Campo Marte—SS. Nazzaro e Celso—The Grotto di S. Nazzaro—St Thomas of Canterbury—Giardino Giusti—Sta. Maria in Organo—S. Giovanni in Valle—Teatro Antico—SS. Siro e Libera—Castle of Theodoric—S. Stefano—S. Giorgio in Braida	222
CHAPTER XI
Sant’ Eufemia—Porta dei Borsari—S.S. Apostoli—S. Lorenzo—S. Bernardino—Sta. TrinitÀ—Tomb of Romeo and Juliet—Ponte Rofiolo—Piazza BrÀ	250
CHAPTER XII
San Zeno	267
CHAPTER XIII
Verona and its Crown of Castles	281
CHAPTER XIV
Plan for seeing the Town—Hotels	299

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