Basilica Aemilia
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The Basilica Aemilia, or the Basilica Paulli, was a civil basilica in the Roman Forum. Lucius Aemilius Paullus initiated its construction, but the building was completed by his son, Paullus Aemilius L
Computer generated reconstruction of the basilica as it appeared under Augustus
Coin of M. Aemilius Lepidus showing the Basilica Aemilia decorated with shields.
Basilica Aemilia, as seen today.
Drawing of the remains of the Basilica Aemilia, by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1480.
Sack of Rome (410)
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The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been rep
Basilica Aemilia
…the tabernae along the southwest side and an interior colonnade with the inscription "[B]ASILIC[A]." The basilica was ultimately destroyed during the sack of Rome in 410 CE by Alaric I and his Visigoth army, as evidenced by bronze coins burned into the pavement that remain visible on the site today. While the…
The Sack of Rome in 410 by the Barbarians by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, 1890
The administrative divisions of the Roman Empire in 395, under Theodosius I
Ivory diptych of Stilicho (right) with his wife Serena and son Eucherius, ca. 395
The Sack of Rome by Évariste Vital Luminais (1821–1896). New York, Sherpherd Gallery.