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Heritage Heritage home page art architecture archeology museums and galleries personalities back up		Helvia Ricina The remains of the Roman city of Helvia Recina lie on the banks of the River Potenza, just north of Macerata. The ruins of its large amphitheatre, measuring a diameter of 72 metres, can still be seen today, though much of the stone was plundered in later centuries for the construction of buildings in the surrounding area. It is thought to have been built around the 2nd Century AD, though some scholars date it from an earlier time, perhaps from the Augustan period. Other remains include a water tank, tombs and a stretch of paved road. A number of stone blocks have been recovered from the river where they were probably used during the late Roman period for strengthening its banks. Several of these are decorated with inscriptions, spiral scrolls, festoons and masks and probably came from other monuments in the city. Helvia Ricina was destroyed by the Visigoths in the 5th-6th century, forcing its inhabitants to move up to the safety of nearby hills, where they founded the cities of Macerata and Recanati.
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