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For a list of landmarks in Verona, see Buildings and structures in Verona.

The ludi (shows and gladiator games) performed within its walls were so famous that they attracted spectators from far beyond the city.

This marked another turning point in the escalation of violence that would only end with the final liberation by allied troops and partisans in 1945.After World War II, as Italy entered into NATO, Verona acquired once again its strategic importance, due to its closeness to the iron curtain.

This city remained in the power of the Goths all through the Gothic War , with the exception of a single day in 541, when an Armenian officer effected an entrance.

It had been demolished by the French troops in 1805 and was rebuilt in 1932.Nearby is the Porta Borsari, an archway at the end of Corso Porta Borsari.

Peter Martyr, Dominican preacher and Saint. Ippolito Pindemonte, poet Ratherius, Medieval bishop and writer Vincenzo Ruffo, composer of the Renaissance Emilio Salgari, novelist Antonio Salieri, composer Michele Sammicheli, architect Bartolomeo Tromboncino, composer of the Renaissance Paolo Caliari, well known as "Veronese", painter Mario Capecchi Nobel prize in Medicine, 2007 Gigliola Cinquetti, Singer who brought Italy its first Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 Walter Chiari, Actor Sara Simeoni, former world high jump primatist and Olympic gold medalist Matteo Manassero, British amateur golf champion, 2009Verona was the birthplace of Catullus, and the town that Julius Caesar selected for his relaxing stays.

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