Basilica Aemilia

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ancient Roman basilica archaeological site public building

Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Basilica Aemilia canonical 5
Basilica Aemilia et Paulli 1
Basilica Emilia 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman basilica ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
public building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
surface form: Basilica Aemilia et Paulli

Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
surface form: Basilica Emilia
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
builder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ
builtIn 179 BC ⓘ
constructionStart 2nd century BC ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
decoratedWith colored marble slabs ⓘ
reliefs ⓘ
statues ⓘ
dedicatedTo Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ
destroyedBy fire ⓘ
destroyedDuring Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ
surface form: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
destroyedIn 410 AD ⓘ
excavatedIn 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
hasFeature tabernae (shops) along its facade ⓘ
view over the Forum ⓘ
hasPart apse ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ
nave ⓘ
portico ⓘ
side aisles ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
namedAfter gens Aemilia ⓘ
notableFor elegant architecture ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Forum Romanum ⓘ
primaryFunction center of commerce ⓘ
center of legal affairs ⓘ
restoredBy Lucius Aemilius Paullus ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
surface form: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)
restoredIn 1st century BC ⓘ
status ruin ⓘ
timePeriod Roman Republic ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ
underwent multiple restorations ⓘ
usedFor banking activities ⓘ
business transactions ⓘ
legal proceedings ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forum Romanum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
Roman Forum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Via Sacra → passes → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
Forum Magnum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
Basilica Aemilia → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica Emilia
Basilica Aemilia → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica Aemilia et Paulli