Resumen de I magazzini del Porto di Classe
This paper considers the birth and the transformations of the port of Classe (Ravenna) between the 5th and the 9th century. The main subject are the warehouses of the port: these buildings are analyzed in full detail and compared to other similar structures within the wider contemporary context, including some examples from Eastern Europe. But the story of Classe is also a story of decline of a city that was connected to nearby Ravenna. In the 7th century, when Mediterranean trade starts to fade, the port of Classe is progressively abandoned, and houses and wooden dwellings are built within and on top of the ancient warehouses. These transformations mark the end of an era, Late Antiquity, and the beginning of a new one: the early Middle Ages.
