Severan basilica
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The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman public building
ⓘ
ancient monument ⓘ basilica ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Severan forum complex
ⓘ
Leptis Magna ⓘ
surface form:
forum of Leptis Magna
|
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| city | Leptis Magna ⓘ |
| civilization |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| commissionedBy | Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| commissionedUnder | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman African urbanism ⓘ |
| decorativeProgram |
historical reliefs
ⓘ
mythological reliefs ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| era | Imperial Roman era ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
law court ⓘ public meeting place ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ nave ⓘ side aisles ⓘ tribunal area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Leptis Magna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leptis Magna
ⓘ
Libya ⓘ Africa Proconsularis ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Africa Proconsularis
|
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| near | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colonnaded interior
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leptis Magna
ⓘ
surface form:
Severan building program at Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna ⓘ
surface form:
archaeological site of Leptis Magna
|
| patron | Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| period |
Severan dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Severan period
|
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1982 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
imperial representation ⓘ judicial proceedings ⓘ |
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