Susa

• Susa is a town in Italy located on the confluence of the rivers Cenischia and Dora Riparia, 31 miles (51km) west of Turin in the Piedmont Region of northwestern Italy.
• It was a Roman Fortress called Segusio and was the Capital of the Province of Alpes Cottiae on the frontier with Italia. It was a Client Kingdom known as the ‘Gateway to Italy’ until it was annexed by Rome in 63 CE.

Roman Sites

• Ruins of the Roman Fortress Town
  • Triumphal Arch
    • Erected in 8 BCE by the Sugusian Chief in honour of Augustus.
  • Roman Amphitheatre
    • Italy’s smallest built in c. 2 CE.
  • Porta Savoia
    • A Roman Gate attached to the south of Susa Cathedral.
  • Graziani Thermal Viaduct
    • Constructed in the 3rd century CE by Valentinian I.
  • Archeological area of Piazza Savoia

Museums

• Susa Civic Museum
  • Located in the Castello della Contessa Adelaide di Susa.

Roman Roads

• Via Domitia
  • Turin-Susa-Mont Genevre Pass–Nimes–Narbonne

Porta Savoia, Susa