Hellenistic-Roman Quarter

The Hellenistic-Roman quarter is a large urban area of Roman Age, made up by three blocks, bounded by the intersection of big East-West roads (decumani) with cardines that is with a dense network of North–South streets. Within the three blocks, there are 27 houses, organized around a central courtyard, which can be colonnade on all sides (peristilio), only on one side, or completely without columns. Many rooms have mosaic floors, which may be black and white or polychrome; some spaces also conserve part of the walls decoration, painted on a thick layer of plaster. In the actual appearance, the quarter has been developed since the first century BC, with following extensions or subdivisions in individual homes, restorations, remaking of decorative elements, up to the fourth century A.D.