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	Gator Travels: Traveling in Europe
		A basilica was a Roman justice hall where citizens came to have disputes resolved by the government.
		Basilica Emilia - remains of the inside of the basilica.
		Basilica Julia - the remains of the basilica built by Julius Caesar in the year 55 BC.
	www.gatortravels.com /photos/rome98_photos_6.html (261 words)

	Basilica (Building) - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Gallic basilicas, which must have been very numerous, are represented only by the noble structure at Trier (Treves), which is now a single vast hall 180 ft. long, 90 ft. wide and ioo ft. high, commanded at one end by a spacious apse.
		There is no evidence for this in the case of public basilicas, and it stands to reason that the demands on these for secular purposes would remain the same whether Christianity were the religion of the empire or not.
		Basilicas of strictly early Christian date are not now to be met with in France, Spain or Germany, but the interesting though very plain " Basse Ouvre " at Beauvais may date from Carolingian times, while Germany can show at Michelstadt in the Odenwald an unaltered basilica of the time of Charles the Great.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Basilica_(Building) (6058 words)

	Basilica
		The form of the basilica of the early Christian church corresponds so exactly to the shape of the basilica of the Forum or of the house that it does not seem necessary to seek another model, as for instance, the atrium or the cemetery cells.
		Moreover, the chief deviations from the general type of the ancient basilica, such as five aisles, pillars, angular form of the apse, omission of the portico, etc., have been used as well in the Christian basilica to which the original meaning of the word basilica, "the hall of the king", could now again be applied.
		Basilica, as a term used by canon lawyers and liturgists, is a title assigned by formal concession or immemorial custom to certain more important churches, in virtue of which they enjoy privileges of an honorific character which are not always very clearly defined.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/b/basilica.html (1432 words)

	Pictorial Library of Bible Lands, Rome, Photo CD
		Arch of Severus and Julia Curia, tb q112102.jpg
		Marble carvings in Julia Curia, reign of Trajan, tb112102.jpg
		Marble carvings in Julia Curia, reign of Trajan2,tb112102.jpg
	www.bibleplaces.com /10rome.htm (1956 words)

	Roman Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The brick and concrete structure to the left and closer is the superstructure of the Temple of the Divine Julius.
		The stepped corner of the Basilica Julia is plainly visible at the left, while the remains of the Basilica Aemelia is visible at the upper right.
		Forum: View of the Basilica of Maxentius or Constantine, with its three large vaults from the northern section aisle of the building (the southern aisle and central vaults are collapsed).
	www.ic.ucsc.edu /~langdale/arth134/forum.htm (682 words)

	Basilica Giulia K14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Basilica Julia was restored by Diocletian in 305 and for the last time by the prefect of the city Gabinius Vettius Probianus in 416 A.D. after the sack of Rome in 410.
		Basilica Julia was the meeting-place of the four tribunals of the Centumviri, who dealt with civil cases.
		Close to the basilica are remains of Arco di Tiberio, erected in 16 A.D. in honour of the emperor Tiberius and of his nephew Germanicus, who avenged the defeat of Varus in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D. by his victory over the German tribes at Idisiavisus.
	www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/cities/rome2000/K14.htm (188 words)

	The Forum Romanum by Henryk Sienkiewicz
		However, that term "basilica" is currently used in the United States almost exclusively with references to a type of church, and so it is misleading.
		He meant the Basilica Julia, the arches of which are still in evidence today.
		The structure was called a basilica because of its architectural form, derived, originally, from that of Greek royal courts where in the local king (Greek: basileus) would sit in judgment at one end of a hall.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /classroom/sienkiewicz/forum.html (1049 words)

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		Inside the one room stood the platform to seat the senate and the podium of itï¿½s President, which was flanked b a statue of the Godess of Victory.
		As Maxentius was in fact killed by Constantine in battle, Constantine then overtaking his rulership finished the Basilica, though changed its design in some points.It was one of the first buildings to have an entrance on the short side of the structure, something that only modern churches had.
		As all Basilicas were built for, it stood to house public affairs and court cases.
	www.angelfire.com /empire2/theromanforum (956 words)

	Dartmouth Foreign Study Program in Rome 2005
		The Basilica Nova, also called the Basilica of Constantine and the Basilica of Maxentius at different points in its history, is one of the most impressive, architecturally innovative structures surviving today from late antiquity.
		Basilica Nova, coffering detail; the coffering detail (concrete and stucco) is from the barrel vault over the north apse, but would have covered the entire ceiling of the basilica in some pattern or another.
		Basilica Nova, porphyry entrance column is one of four at the south entrance to the basilica from the via sacra.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~classics/rome2005/updates/week7_8/nov10.html (672 words)

	Rome - The Roman Forum
		Beyond the Basilica Julia on a raised superstructure may be seen three beautiful Corinthian columns, among the most magnificent architectural remains of the ancient city, belonging to the Temple of Castor and Pollux.
		As we note also on the map, the Basilica Julia and the Temple of Castor were separated by a narrow street - all the streets in the Forum, for want of space, were necessarily narrow - called the Vicus Tuscus, which led from the Forum to the Circus Maximus.
		The arch was raised in 29 B. to commemorate the victories of Augustus in Dalmatia, in Egypt and at Actium.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles26/rome-30.shtml (6961 words)

	Roman Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The brick and concrete structure to the left and closer is the superstructure of the Temple of the Divine Julius.
		The stepped corner of the Basilica Julia is plainly visible at the left, while the remains of the Basilica Aemelia is visible at the upper right.
		Forum: View of the Basilica of Maxentius or Constantine, with its three large vaults from the northern section aisle of the building (the southern aisle and central vaults are collapsed).
	ic.ucsc.edu /~langdale/arth134/forum.htm (682 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Basilica
		Basilica Julia of Caesar and Augustus was erected.
		basilica because it is specially attributed to the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
		Basilica of the Grotto at Lourdes, the votive
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02325a.htm (1144 words)

	Basilica Julia
		The basilica was a rectangular building with a central nave (wide open area) flanked by aisles on either side, separated off by columns.
		Here is the plan of the Basilica Julia, which was built by Julius Caesar on the site of the earlier Basilica Sempronia (basilicas were named after the family of the builder) and completed by Augustus.
		The Basilica Julia housed the court of the Centumviri (literally, one hundred men, although the number was actually one hundred and eighty).
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/romnlife/basjulia.htm (334 words)

	Basilica Julia, Forum Romanum (Photo Archive)
		The Basilica Julia was built in 54-48 BCE by Julius Caesar as a part of his reorganisation of the Forum Romanum, where it replaced the Basilica Sempronia.
		Of outer dimensions 101×49m, the central nave of the basilica was 82×18m.
		The function of the Basilica Julia was to house tribunals and other activities from the Forum when weather didn't permit outdoor meetings.
	sights.seindal.dk /sight/165_Basilica_Julia.html (830 words)

	forum - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The forum was usually square or rectangular in shape and had, among other buildings, a basilica with shops, the public treasury, the curia, and a prison; under Greek influence colonnades were introduced.
		Along the southwest side of the Forum was the Basilica Julia, and along its northeast side were the Basilica Aemilia and the curia, where the senate met.
		The Forum was closed to the northwest by the Arch of Septimius Severus and by the rostra (platforms adorned with beaks of captured vessels), from which tribunes, consuls, and orators made their speeches.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-forum.html (696 words)

	AllRefer.com - forum (Architecture) - Encyclopedia
		The forum was usually square or rectangular in shape and had, among other buildings, a basilica with shops, the public treasury, the curia, and a prison; under Greek influence colonnades were introduced.
		Along the southwest side of the Forum was the Basilica Julia, and along its northeast side were the Basilica Aemilia and the curia, where the senate met.
		The Forum was closed to the northwest by the Arch of Septimius Severus and by the rostra (platforms adorned with beaks of captured vessels), from which tribunes, consuls, and orators made their speeches.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/forum.html (581 words)

	Roman Basilicas
		Among the adjuncts of the market-place none was more important than the basilica, which served as a meeting place for the citizens, an exchange for merchants, and a court of justice.
		Basilicas employed interior-facing colonnades aligned as a peristyle to create a raised second-story aisle or "clerestory" and a sense of interior monumental space (see Basilica Plans).
		in Rome, both fifth century AD, mark the transition from the traditional Roman function of a basilica as a civic center for commerce, finance and legal tribunals to the primary locus of the Catholic Church ritual.
	web.ics.purdue.edu /~rauhn/roman_basilicas.htm (176 words)

	Julia Penthouse apartment
		Julia penthouse is located in the historical center of Rome, between St. Major basilica and Opera Theater, few steps from Termini railway station, in the 6th floor of a 18th neo-renaissance palace.
		Julia Penthouse is a beautiful apartment of mq.
		Julia penthouse can be rented for a maximum of 6 people and is rented with linen, towels and crockery.
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	Miscellaneous Tips- Rome, Italy - VirtualTourist.com
		This fine basilica was built among the ruins of the baths of Diocletian.
		The basilica had a central hall, measuring 82m by 18m, surrounded by a double portico.
		The hall was on three floors, and was the seat of the centumviri, a body of 180 magistrates who tried civil law cases.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome-144659/Things_To_Do-Rome-MISC-BR-106.html (691 words)

	Foro Romano K26
		The center of the Forum was first located in the zone now partly occupied by the church of SS.Luca e Martina, and later moved between two great basilicas Julia and Emilia.
		The first basilica was the Basilica Porcia, built in 185 b.C. and destroyed in 52 b.C. Others were the Basilica Emilia (179 b.C.), and the Basilica Sempronia (170 b.C.), which was later replaced by the Basilica Julia.
		The last to be built was the Basilica of Constantine (4th century A.D.).
	www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/cities/rome2000/K26.htm (491 words)

	FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board Gallery
		Italy- Forum Romanum- Basilica Emilia- Frisco with everyday life – 16 viewsThe Basilica Julia was built in 54-48 BCE by Julius Caesar as a part of his reorganisation of the Forum Romanum, where it replaced the Basilica Sempronia.
		The construction of the basilica was initiated by Maxentius in 308 CE, and finished by Constantine after he had defeated Maxentius in the battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE.
		The remains of the Colossal Statue of Constantine I are in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio, and one of the columns from the central nave was moved to the Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore in 1614.
	www.forumancientcoins.com /gallery/thumbnails.php?album=638 (2601 words)

	Basilica Julia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Basilica Julia is located in the southernmost area of the Forum.
		Incorporated into the foundations of the Basilica was the Cloaca Maxima, which ran along the Vicus Tuscus, with the Temple of Castor and Pollux on its East and the Basilica on its West.
		Caesar bought the land under the Tabernae Veteres and the Basilica Sempronia and then leveled the ground and began construction of the Basilica Julia in 54 BCE.
	www.vroma.org /~bmcmanus/BJnew.html (429 words)

	Roman Basilicas - History for Kids!
		This is the ruins of a Republican basilica, the Basilica Aemilia, in the Roman Forum, with the Roman Senate House and the Arch of Septimius Severus in the background.
		The floor of the Basilica Aemilia was built of many different kinds of marble, that came from Numidia and Egypt in Africa, from Greece, and so forth, to show all the different places that the Roman Empire ruled.
		When the Basilica Aemilia burned down, some of the bronze coins that the money-changers had in their booths got dropped and the fire melted them into the marble floor.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/romans/architecture/basilicas.htm (494 words)

	Nieuwe pagina 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The building has an outer length of 101 m and a width of 49 m, the inner nave measures 82 x 16 m and is surrounded on all four sides by a dubble storeyed colonnade which formed aisles of 7,5 m wide.
		The basilica is open to the forum, the Vicus Tuscus and the Vicus Iugarius and has the aspect of an open colonnaded hall.
		Unlike other basilicas where we found circular columns, the columns of the Basilica Julia are cruciform bearing arcades instead of the normal architraves.
	www.vitruvius.be /julia.htm (251 words)

	Forum Romanum, Rome (Photo Archive)
		Commercial and judicial activities took place in the basilicas, the two remaining are the Basilica Aemilia and the Basilica Julia.
		The current image of the Forum Romanum is a result of the changes made by Julius Caesar as pontifex maximus and dictator, which included the construction of the Basilica Julia where the Basilica Sempronia stood, the building of a new Curia and the renovation of the Rostra, the speakers platform.
		The Basilica of Maxentius from the 4th century is one of the last major additions to the Forum.
	sights.seindal.dk /sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html (2165 words)

	Rome : Walking Tours : Walking Tour 1 \| Frommers.com
		Probably lifted from an early structure in the vicinity, this was the last monument to be erected in the Roman Forum, and it commemorates the Byzantine Emperor Phocas's generous donation of the Pantheon to the pope of Rome, who almost immediately transformed it into a church.
		The basilica once held a statue of Constantine so large that his little toe was as wide as an average man's waist.
		The far room was a basilica and was used for miscellaneous court functions, among them audiences with the emperor.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/rome/0064020033.html (5014 words)

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		Note: This is actually the Basilica Julia, from Rome, but it is quite similar to the Basilica in Pompeii.
		Again, the interior of the Basilica Julia from Rome; Pompeii's Basilica was probably not quite so fancy.
		This is all that remains of Pompeii's Basilica; compare it with the first picture, and try to imagine how the original building would have looked.
	www.prhs.k12.ny.us /fac/hoetzlt/basilica.htm (153 words)

	Basilica Julia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coordinates: 41.891979° N 12.484884° E The Basilica Julia, was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire.
		The Basilica was completed by Augustus, who named the building after his adoptive father.
		The Basilica was again reconstructed by the Emperor Diocletian after the fire of 283.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_Julia (232 words)

	PAPI ...2000 ANNI DI... - CRONOLOGIA -
		Nato a Roma probabilmente da un ramo della Gens Julia, fu consacrato papa il 6 febbraio del 337.
		La sua beatificazione è dovuta alla costruzione della basilica di Santa maria Maggiore, sull'Esquilino, nel punto in cui il pontefice segnò una croce sulla neve caduta poco prima che egli morisse.
		In contrapposizione 7 preti e 3 diaconi deliberarono la consacrazione a pontefice di Ursino, diacono popolano romano, nella basilica di Santa Maria in Transtevere, facendolo benedire dal vescovo Paolo di Tivoli.
	www.cronologia.it /papi03.htm (3113 words)

	Roman Architecture 2 - Crystalinks
		After a fire in 191, Julia Domna, the wife of Septimius Severus, had the temple restored.
		The Basilica Julia, named after Julius Caesar, who dedicated it in 46 BC from the spoils of the Gallic War, was completed by Augustus, but burned shortly afterward and was not rededicated for another twenty years, in 12 AD.
		The Basilica was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business.
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