Forum - Rome -Basilica Nova Flashcards
When was construction started?
308 CE
Who started construction?
Maxentius
Who finished the construction?
Constantine (312 CE)
When was construction finished?
312 CE
Why was it built?
Likely to be the offices of the perfect city
What was it designed for?
Commercial and administrative activities
Where was it sited?
The Velia
What was the Velia?
A low ridge connecting the esquiline hill with the palatine hill
What was it built with?
Arches
How was the fact it was built from arches different in comparison to the other basilicas?
All other public basilicas had flat ceilings supported by wooden beams
Where are the construction techniques borrowed from?
Roman baths
What shape is the ground plan?
Rectangular
Layout stats?
100 x 65 m
How was the rectangular plan divided? (3 ways)
Central nave, lateral aisles and atrium
The atrium was on the ____ side, where the original entrance was.
East
How big did the central nave measure?
80 x 25 m
What was the central nave covered by?
3 groin vaults with a max height of 35 m
What were the two side aisles made up of?
3 interconnected coffered vaults, 2.5m wide
Where was light provided?
3 large windows in 5/6 of the lateral vaults; and by windows in the sides of the cross vaults (central nave)
Where were the numerous statues of gods displayed?
Niches set in walls
What was the floor in the central and lateral spaces like?
Geometric pattern of squares and circles with multicoloured marble
