Basilica Julia
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Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman basilica
ⓘ
law court ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| completedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 54 BC ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedIn | 46 BC ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| functionedAs | seat of the centumviral court ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
column bases
ⓘ
foundations ⓘ pavement slabs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central nave
ⓘ
marble paving ⓘ porticoes ⓘ side aisles ⓘ steps facing the Forum ⓘ tabernae ⓘ tribunals for judges ⓘ two-story colonnades ⓘ |
| inscriptionsRecorded | graffiti of board games on pavement ⓘ |
| laterEra | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| length | approximately 101 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parco archeologico del Colosseo ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
travertine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gens Julia ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Rostra
ⓘ
Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ Temple of Saturn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Forum complex
|
| rebuiltAfter |
fire of 9 BC
ⓘ
fire of AD 283 ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Diocletian ⓘ |
| replaced | Basilica Sempronia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banking
ⓘ
business transactions ⓘ civil law courts ⓘ commercial activities ⓘ legal proceedings ⓘ |
| width | approximately 49 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum