Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)
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The Basilica Porcia was the earliest basilica in ancient Rome, built by Cato the Elder near the Forum Romanum during the Republican period as a venue for legal and commercial activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman building
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman commercial life
ⓘ
Roman legal system ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| builtOnInitiativeOf |
Cato the Elder
ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato the Censor
|
| category |
Ancient Roman architecture
ⓘ
Ancient Roman law ⓘ Buildings and structures in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 184 BC ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| creator | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | riots after the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 52 BC ⓘ |
| earliestOf | basilicas in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| function |
commercial activities venue
ⓘ
legal activities venue ⓘ meeting place ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | earlier Republican period ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 184 BC ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Basilica Porcia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Forum area
Rome ⓘ |
| materialEvidence | archaeological remains are minimal or uncertain ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient literary sources ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cato the Elder
ⓘ
Porcius family ⓘ |
| noLongerExists | true ⓘ |
| owner | Roman state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Rome
|
| preceded | later Roman basilicas ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier basilica in Rome ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business transactions
ⓘ
law courts ⓘ public assemblies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum