The basilica, the temple and the arch
At the heart of the town stand the basilica, where justice was administered and the city governed, completed in the early 3rd century, and the Capitoline Temple, rebuilt in AD 218. Nearby rises the Arch of Caracalla of AD 217. All three were restored in the 20th century.
Mosaics where they were laid
Several houses keep their mosaic floors in place. In the House of Orpheus, Orpheus plays to an audience of trees, animals and birds; look too for the Four Seasons in the House of the Labours of Hercules and a comic acrobat riding a donkey backwards.
Along the main street
The Decumanus Maximus, the town’s paved main street, was lined with colonnades and dozens of shops. Follow it to the Tingis Gate, built into the town walls in AD 168–169.
