The basilica was constructed for use as a public building in the 70s or early 80s AD. In a Roman town, a basilica was a multi-functional civic building. Often paid for by leading local inhabitants ...
Okay, so maybe there was a bit more to the lead-up to discovering the city’s first Roman-era basilica, but that was the final step. During the planning for demolition and reconstruction of an ...
The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a building in the heart of... An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered ...
(CNN) — The remains of an ancient basilica that would have formed the heart of Roman London have been uncovered during building work in the center of the British capital. About 2,000 years old ...
In a Roman town, a basilica was a multi-functional civic building. Often paid for by leading local inhabitants, it provided a large indoor space for public gatherings. These ranged from political ...
Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains of a Roman basilica that once stood at the heart of the city known as ...
An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...
So basically, we got a huge piece of Roman wall, which represents part of the structure for the nave of this basilica, the central part of this town hall." Jackson says the Roman building known as ...
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London's first Roman basilica underneath the basement of an office ...