A distinct topic must be reserved for the Capitoline Temple, along with the famous Winged Victory (La vittoria alata). This story tells of a lucky artistic finding of artefacts that were unearthed in the Capitolium area and consisted of the bronze statue of the Winged Victory, together with six bronzed heads, all dated back to I Century A.C.
The Capitoline temple was discovered during an excavation campaign promoted by the University of Brescia in synergy with the municipality in 1823. It all began when the marble top base of a column came out of the ground. Despite some setbacks, the temple was rebuilt in its original shape, including three cells in order to contain the Capitoline triad.
One of the most representative parts of this finding is the dedication on the pediment of the temple, which was intended as a tribute to Emperor Vespasian (73 A.D.). The emperor also had a theatre built next to the Capitolium for the inhabitants to offer entertainment for the people. It could hold up to 15,000 people and remains one of the best-preserved theatres in northern Italy.