Three Venetian houses were find in the Roman Forum, probably all built immediately after the Venetian conquest of Butrint in 1386. It seems that they were all born inside a precise colonial building program that involved the construction of new dwellings and the rebuilding of older structures. These houses were built using spolia from other buildings of the city.
The remains of Venetian House I show only a single room because the Communist-era visitor path that was built above it destroyed a great part of its remains. Only the foundation of the house, a course of large irregular stone, and part of the earthen floor were found on site. The house was probably built between the 14th and the 15th century, dated on the basis of the coins found during its excavation. The terminus post quem for its occupation is 1520.
Venetian House II was born after the renovation of a Late Antique building. A coin hoard was found inside, with coins dated from 1365 to 1400 at least. There was also a Roman hummus of Constantine I. The function of the Late Antique building is unknown, however it seems that during the Venetian domination it was used as a dwelling. The terminus post quem for its occupation is set to 1382. It is probable that the construction of the Communist-era path that destroyed the House I led also to the partial removal of this house.
Finally, it was not possibile to determine the exact dimension of Venetian House III, found north of the Church at the Fountain complex, however it seems that this building was quite large and built on a foundation of irregular stones. Three to four courses of the wall survive above the foundation level. The roof was formed by ceramic roof tiles and was found in situ. Fragments of ceramic vessels and coins recovered on site show a prosperous building and set the date of construction at the end of the 14th century. The house had at least two rooms on the ground floor and was paved with thick rectangular tiles. The hearth and the chimney was installed in the 15th or 16th century, the same period when the two rooms were divided by a partition wall made of spolia. The larger room, known as Room A, was used as a kitchen and storage room. In the first half of the 16th century the house was destroyed by fire, in fact the earthen floor was burned. The debris were never cleaned and just left on site, which means that the site was never reoccupied and that its destruction may have coincided with the definite abandonment of the city.
The burials found in the Roman Forum are all dated after the destruction and abandonment of the Venetian Houses. This shows that the ancient core of the city was used as cemetery in its last phase, probably for the families of the soldiers living here or for the families of the transhumant shepherds.
An inhumation burial cut was found in the final level of occupation of the Venetian House III, just outside the house. Its orientation (east-west) is different from the one of the house. The burial dates between the mid-16th to mid-17th century and it belongs to a woman of 23-25 years old suffering of infections, lesions on her legs and nutritional deficiencies.
Two contemporary inhumations of infants were found nearby. One belonged to a girl aged 3-4 years who suffered from deficiency of vitamin C as well as lesions and infections probably due to lack of vitamin D and iron. The second burial belonged to a girl of 4-5 years old who had similar illnesses.
Another inhumation burial was found in the site of the Basilica but it was probably earlier than those. It belonged to a woman aged 30-40 years with a hole in the centre of her cranium, probably caused by a tumor or a lesion.