9. Room 8 - The Sacred Buildings

Audioguide by eArs 9. Room 8 - The Sacred Buildings Our tour continues with a selection of artifacts related to the sacred buildings and rituals of the Roman imperial period. As with the public buildings, some of these sites are still visible today. One example is the temple located along the road to Pratola Peligna, from which the bronze horse leg displayed on your right was recovered. This is a fragment of a large equestrian statue of an emperor—a common temple decoration that exalted the emperor's power and role as the protector of the community.On the walls are the names of deities worshipped in Corfinio, such as Isis, Minerva, Vetedina, and Attis, testifying to the richness of the Roman religious pantheon.Local deities are portrayed in display cases 35 and 36, along with sacred decorative elements and votive offerings uncovered during the 19th-century excavations conducted by Antonio De Nino. Particularly noteworthy is the cameo depicting Emperor Claudius, displayed in case 37, which was found near the previously mentioned temple.