The fourth to sixth century

1. The end of the Tetrarchy
2. The mint of Maxentius
3. The basilica of Constantine
4. Commerce and administration

5. Puzzling buildings
6. Houses
7. Baths, nymphaea, bars
8. Paintings and opus sectile

9. Portraits
10. Pagan religion
11. Martyrs and churches
12. Goths and Vandals

Tum demum ad naves gradior qua fronte bicorni dividuus Tiberis dexteriora secat.
Laevus inaccessis fluvius vitatur arenis. Hospitis Aeneae gloria sola manet. Then at length I proceed to the ships, where with two-horned brow the branching Tiber cleaves his way to the right.
The channel on the left is avoided for its unapproachable sands: its one remaining boast is to have welcomed Aeneas.

Rutilius Namatianus in his poem "The Voyage Home" (De Reditu Suo), set in 416 AD. Translation A.M. Duff.

The opus sectile found outside the Porta Marina. Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome.
Dated to the 380's AD. Photo: Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica.

Tum demum ad naves gradior qua fronte bicorni dividuus Tiberis dexteriora secat. Laevus inaccessis fluvius vitatur arenis. Hospitis Aeneae gloria sola manet.	Then at length I proceed to the ships, where with two-horned brow the branching Tiber cleaves his way to the right. The channel on the left is avoided for its unapproachable sands: its one remaining boast is to have welcomed Aeneas.
*Rutilius Namatianus in his poem "The Voyage Home" (De Reditu Suo), set in 416 AD. Translation A.M. Duff.*