The two main construction phases after the Claudian Age are those from the Antonine and Severan Ages, although Late Antique interventions have been identified; among these, of particular importance is the construction of the city walls in the late 5th century AD. The Antonine work sites adopted a new plan above the cells along the Portico of Claudius and, through the building of ramps, perfected the operations of loading and unloading in the cells above the three transversal complexes. The Severan work sites, on the other hand, rebuilt many of the cells in the three buildings, further enlarging the storage spaces in order to meet the Rome’s ever-increasing demand.
Plugging of the north face of Trajan’s Warehouses, with Severan pillars and Late Antique walls
(École française de Rome)
One of the access stairways to the upper level
(École française de Rome)
Late Antique burial inside one of the cells
(École française de Rome)
Reconstruction of the east-west buildings: staircases and hoisting machines
(École française de Rome)
Access stairway to the upper storey
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Colonnade of the Portico of Claudius, incorporated into Severan Age renovations