Basilica
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In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a st
Digital reconstruction of the 2nd century BC Basilica Sempronia, in the Forum Romanum
19th century reconstruction of the 2nd century AD Basilica Ulpia, part of the Trajan's Forum, Rome
Ruins of Yererouk basilica 4th–5th century AD
Ruins of the late 5th century AD basilica at Mushabbak, Syria
Martyrium
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A martyrium or martyrion, sometimes anglicized martyry, is a church or shrine built over the tomb of a Christian martyr. It is associated with a specific architectural form, centered on a central elem
Basilica
…private residences and imperial palaces and were known as "palace basilicas". In late antiquity, church buildings were typically constructed either as martyria or with a basilica's architectural plan. A number of monumental Christian basilicas were constructed during the latter reign of Constantine the Great…
The largely 5th-century interior of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome