The Antiquarium of Loreo - inaugurated in September 2004 - was born out of the necessity to render visible and "visitable" the Roman site in Corte Cavanella which cannot be completely brought to light because of managerial reasons and geological features typical of the deltaic territory.
Part of the building of the Local Administration, along Riviera Marconi, near the civic Tower, was used for the organization of the Antiquarium included in the permanent administration project of the "Cultural and Archaeological Park - Corte Cavanella".
A flight of stairs or a lift inside the clock tower give access to an entry on the balcony in Riviera Marconi through which you can enter the building that hosts the museum. Since its inauguration the Antiquarium has been open to the public on the occasion of the museums and culture weeks, and on Thursday and Saturday mornings to allow guided tour for students.
Panel 1: the territory of Loreo 2000 years ago
- Coast and rivers during the I millennium B.C. (reconstructing the coast chorology of and the near hinterland between the Po Delta and Venice during the Bronze Age)
- Before the Romans, the Etruscans (text with distributive paper of the archaeological findings of Greek and Etruscan attestations between the Adige River and the Po Delta)
- The coast and rivers at the beginnings of our era (reconstructive chorology of the coast and the near hinterland between the Po Delta and Venice during the Roman Age)
- The Romans arrive (text with distributive paper on the archaeological findings of the Roman Age between the Adige River and the Po Delta).
Panel 2: the Via Popilia and the Via Costiera
- The Romans build streets (text with street map of the road network in Veneto between II and I cent. B.C.)
- How the roman streets were made (sections and reconstruction of building typologies)
- The route of the via Popilia (text with hypotheses of the original route between Rimini and Venice)
- After via Popilia, a new route (text with hypotheses of the coastal route done during the I century A.D. with the stages referred to the Tabula Peutigeriana)
Panel 3: The Roman Villa of Corte Cavanella
- History of the discovery (text and photos of the excavation)
- Coloured general map
- How the villa was (techniques and illustrated building materials with photos and drawings)
- The Villa and its portions (the living part, the dockyard, the embankments commented and illustrated with photos and drawings).
Panel 4: What was found in the villa
- Eating and drinking bowls and jars
- Kitchen pots
- Transport amphora
- Luxury objects
- Furniture
Comment on the objects exhibited in the display window and photos of the most significant findings preserved in the Museum of Adria. .
Pannello 5
Boats and fluvial navigation
- Sewed boat of the I cent. A.D. (photos and drawings with comment)
- Boat of the dockyard (photos and drawings with comment)
The end of the villa and the end of the ancient world
- The crisis of the Roman Empire and the desertion of the villa
- The collapse of the road network, the new political set-up, environmental and hydraulic changes.
Panel 6: Birth and development of Portus Laureti between the Middle Ages and the Serenissima age
Panel 7: The most important monuments of Loreo. Churches.
Panel 8: The most important monuments of Loreo. Civil buildings.
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