Built in the Augustan age thanks to the financing of two members of the Caecina family, as demonstrated by an epigraph found here, the Volterra theatre stands in a position that, in keeping with the precepts codified by Vitruvius, takes account of both the exposure to sunlight and the scenographic effect of the surrounding landscape.
The Guarnacci museum, which originated as a private collection, has a very large number of small urns that are arranged on shelves that line every room.
