Porticoes are elongated roofed buildings with a colonnade along their long side, the façade. They were built in public places of gathering, such as squares, markets, sanctuaries, theatres et al. In fact, in the sanctuaries the worshippers could spend there the day or the night protected from weather changes. At the entrance of the Sanctuary, an L-shaped portico bordered the west and north side of the Roman Court as far as the Sacred Road. At the Roman Court is sited the Eschara, which is a peculiar altar dated to Roman times and most probably is contemporaneous with the paved Court