Basilicas (Ancient Roman & Early Christian)

Below... the original Christian Basilica of Saint Peter's in Rome, built by Constantine

(Third Century A.D.)

The part on the right of the entrance courtyard is based on the typical Roman "town hall" structure below!

Above... the Roman (governmental!) Basilica of Co-Emperors Maxentius and Constantine in Rome

(Early Fourth Century, A.D.)

Interior of the Christian Basilica of Saint Apollonare in Classe, Ravenna (Sixth Century, A.D.)