ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈɜːbən lˈaɪf pɹˈɑːbəbli ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt ɐ dᵻklˈaɪn ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, fˈoːɹəm nˈɑːvəm, lˈeɪɾɚ vɛskˈoʊvɪˌoʊ, kəntˈɪnjuːd tʊ ˈækt æz ɐ lˈoʊkəl ænd ɹˈiːdʒənəl fˈoʊkəs wɪððɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt əvə bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk ɪnðə fˈɪfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ɐ ɹˈoʊl ɪt meɪntˈeɪnd θɹuːˈaʊt ðɪ ˈɜːli mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl ænd mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl pˈiəɹɪədz; ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɐ tˈɪtʃəlɚ sˈiː ɪnðə kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ tədˈeɪ.
Although urban life probably underwent a decline around this period, Forum Novum, later Vescovio, continued to act as a local and regional focus with the establishment of a bishopric in the fifth century, a role it maintained throughout the early medieval and medieval periods; it remains a titular see in the Catholic Church today.