Basilica
A public building used as tribunal and market place
A basilica in the Roman world was normally a public building, used for court cases and as a market place. A basilica often served as a roofed extension to the Forum.
Normally a basilica would be a rectangular building divided in three or more naves by rows of columns. The central nave was taller than the lateral naves, allowing for a series of windows above the lateral naves to give light to the central nave.
Famous Roman basilicas:
- Basilica Julia in the Forum Romanum, Rome
- Basilica Aemilia in the Forum Romanum, Rome
- Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum Romanum, Rome
- Basilica Ulpia in Trajan's Forum, Rome
- Basilica of Pompeii
The basilica became the model for many Christian churches, even though the basilica was a strictly secular edifice.
Famous Christian Basilicas:
- Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome
- San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome
- Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome
- Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Documents related to "Basilica":
- Basilica (Pompeii, Campania, Italy)
- Basilica Aemilia - The last of the republican basilicas in the Forum Romanum (Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy)
- Basilica Julia - Julius Caesar's basilica on the Forum Romanum (Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy)
- Basilica of Maxentius - The last and largest basilica in the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy)
- Basilica Ulpia (Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy)
- San Giovanni in Laterano (Rome, Italy)
- Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome, Italy)
- Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Rome, Italy)
- Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Rome, Italy)
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