I know that after the fall of the western empire there was a considerable exodus from the city of Rome. I am curious how this exodus altered the physical infrastructure of the city. Were smaller buildings, such as homes, demolished when that was possible or were large sections of the city simply left empty?
/u/shlin28 had a pretty good answer five months ago to a similar question. You might want to check it out here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3cxm24/suppose_you_visited_rome_in_ad361_and_then_ad661/