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Which was in the original apse of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine that was the focus of the building because of its placement and size?
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A centralized building in Rome built for and named after the daughter of Constantine the Great is?
Santa Constanza for Constantine I's daughter Constantia
Where is the roman basilica located?
The word basilica is the Latin word for 'a large building'. There are many basilicas in Rome, mainly around the Roman Forum. For more information about the basilicas of Rome, see the links I have provided.
How did basilicas expand under the rule of Constantine?
AnswerBefore Constantine, there were already many impressive Christian churches in the Roman Empire, although many of them were destroyed during the Great Persecution of 303-311 CE, while others had been closed. Constantine had these churches returned to Christian ownership and fully restored.The basilica style of church was an innovation undertaken by Emperor Constantine, who wished to have magnificant churches built throughout the empire. They were built at state expense, sometimes on the sites of expropriated pagan temples and using treasures plundered from the temples.So great was the building program undertaken by Constantine, that proper design and construction methods were not enforced, and appropriate materials were often in short supply. Some of the most important new basilicas were already in need of urgent repair at the end of his reign.
Where did the Christians get the idea for the Basilica?
The Basilica as a style of architecture comes from the Ancient Romans. The Basilica was a roman style building whos initial purpose was actually as a court or legal building. This was a highly public area and very large. When the Emperor of Rome converted to Christianity he gifted many of the Basilicas to the church as Churches as they were large buildings and, as the state religion had changed all the people now had to be able to fit into a church building for the services. Basillicas then became popular as a church building style across the (now christian) Roman world. Thus when a large church was to be built it was often based on the Basilicas of rome, and was termed a basillica. Basilicas in the Ecclesiastical sense then became buildings symbolic of the temporal power of a dioscesan arch bishop as well, and special prevelages were associated with them. For more information you might want to consult the wikipedia article on this subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica
Why did the byzantine empire happen?
Emperor Constantine divided the empire in half because i was becoming too large to rule, and he moved his capitol to the east, building Constantinople on the site of old Byzantium.
What ancient Roman emperor's statue stands in the Basilica Nova?
The Roman Emperor Constantine finished building the Basilica Nova. He placed a huge statue of himself in the basilica.
Where is basilica located?
A basilica is a type of (church) building. A chapel is a part of a church. There is nothing called the basilica chapel.,
Is a chapel and a basilica the same?
No, a chapel is used for christian worship and a basilica is an integral religious building
Is the hagia Sophia a cathedral or basilica?
The first building was a basilica (destroyed by fire) and then it was rebuilt as a Cathedral.
What type of building was originally used as a place to transact legal business and influenced Christian churches architectural style?
Basilica Basilica
What is the tallest building in The Vatican?
The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica at 452 feet is the tallest building in the Vatican.
Main purpose for the building of Basilica Aemilia?
it was public meeting place
What is the difference between basilica and basilicata?
Basilica is a Roman public building flanked by columns and aisles. Basilicata is a mountainous region in south Italy.
What is a famous Christian building?
Notre Dame cathedral, St. Peter's Basilica
What is a huge marble government building in ancient Rome?
nothin.. A huge government building in ancient Rome would be a basilica.
When was Saint Peter's Basilica built?
St. Peter's Basilica was constructed between 1506 and 1626. Though further work was done to the edifice after that period. Even at that, however, the basic Basilica being constructed in 120 years qualifies as "breakneck speed" in the realm of Medieval cathedral building - 300 years was much more typical.
What where some of Constantine's accomplishments?
Some of the accomplishments of Constantine I (or the Great) were: 1) Becoming the sole emperor of the whole of the Roman Empire. Constantine started off being a junior emperor in charge of Britain, Gaul and Spain. He then won a civil war against Maxentius, a usurper emperor who had taken over Italy (after which he became emperor of the west) and another civil war against his co-emperor Licinius (the emperor of the east). 2) Finalising the end of the great Persecution of Christians. The edict of Milan agreed with Licinius reiterated the toleration of the Christians decreed two years earlier by the Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Galerius and provided for the return of Christian property which had been confiscated during the persecution. 3) Moving the Capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium. Constantine redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople (City of Constantine). 4) Resolving the problem of inflation which had been plaguing the empire for a long time and caused its economy to decline. Constantine did so by amassing gold and issuing a new gold coin (the solidus) which proved to be stable. 5) Building important Christian churches. Constantine built the original Basilica of St Peter's in Rome, the St John Lateran's Basilica (the city of Rome's first Cathedral and the original residence of the Popes), the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople and Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
