Editing Lecce (section)

=== Archaeology ===
* The Roman 2nd century [[amphitheatre]], situated near Sant'Oronzo Square, was able to seat more than 25,000 people. It is now half-buried because other monuments were built above it over the centuries. The theatre is currently used for various religious and arts events.
* The archaeological museum ''Sigismondo Castromediano''.
* The archaeological museum ''Faggiano''.
* The archaeological park of [[Rudiae]], three kilometres south-west of the city but within its limits. The place was identified as the former home of the poet [[Ennius]] by [[Antonio de Ferraris]], a [[Renaissance Humanist]] who was from the region.<ref>Pietro Napoli Signorelli, Vicende della coltura nelle due Sicilie, Naples 1784, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2kKKhwIqvO8C&dq=%22Antonio+de+Ferraris+%22+Ennius&pg=PA246 Vol.1, p.246ff]</ref> This was once the more important city until Roman times and has an amphitheatre of its own, a [[necropolis]] and remains of substantial walls. The Porta Rudiae, built on the road leading from this site, is named after it.