Along the north-east side of the Field of the Magna Mater and the street is a row of shops (nr. 9 on the plan). The facade is Hadrianic. The masonry behind is of inferior quality, and its date is uncertain. Between the shops is the once pedimented entrance leading to the field. Holes in the threshold show that the entrance could be closed. Behind the entrance is a "vestibule" with benches along the sides. The floor consists of a ramp covered with opus spicatum, sloping downwards towards the field. Presumably the ramp facilitated the arrival and departure of wagons as part of processions.
General view over the shops, from the south-east, from the Cardo.
Photo: Klaus Heese.