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| | Monuments of Rome. Vatica City, Coliseum, Roman Forum, Roman monuments, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican museums, Sistine ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The few remains of this magnificent building, regarded by the Roman writer Pliny as one the greatest wonders of the ancient world, was an example of the basilica (Greek: royal hall), a type of structure that gradually spread from the Hellenistic East... |
 | | The basilica that was built under Constantine, which had a layout not unlike that of the original St. Peter's, was erected... |
 | | Largest of the patriarchal basilicas, after St. Peter's, it was built in the time of Constantine on the grave of St. Paul, and consecrated in 324; it was enlarged and embellished over the centuries until was largely destroyed by a fire on 15-16 July... |
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