This floor clearly represents a much earlier phase than the early Imperial phase including the opus reticulatum walls and Late Republican features within. The floor is contemporary with wall 8273 and appears to be the same fabric (small ceramic inclusions) and construction technique as floors 8214 and 8167 although the SUs are labelled individually due to their lack of continuity. The original northern limits visible for 8265 (represented by the abutment with wall 8273) and for 8167 (represented only by a preserved linear lip) suggest are aligned with one another and indicate that both once abutted the same wall, if they were not in fact the same floor. In fact, the similar construction, the limited space between the three floors, and the apparent existence of rubble leveling layer 8215 between 8214 and 8167, suggest that all three are in fact the same original floor.