The overthrow of Roman power in Hispania Baetica by the Visigoths in 410 saw the destruction of the original city, of which there remain few remnants today.
Vendar rimski Gades ni bil nikoli zelo velik; obsegal je samo severozahodni konec sedanjega otoka, večina bogatih državljanov je imela posest izven njega na bližnjem otoku ali na celini.