Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . le now, you mustlook for it under the Church of Santa IMaria in AraCoeh. Next, instead of looking up at the hill, glance toyour left, and you will see running along that sideof the Forum, beside the Sacred Waj^ a spaciouspublic building known as the Basilica of Julius, thatis to say, of Julius Caesar. It is an edifice of a typefamiliar in cities of the Roman world. You mountthe steps from the Sacred AVay and find yourselfunder an outer two-storied arcade suitable for loung-ing or promenading while discussing business or gossipwith your friends. Pass
Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . le now, you mustlook for it under the Church of Santa IMaria in AraCoeh. Next, instead of looking up at the hill, glance toyour left, and you will see running along that sideof the Forum, beside the Sacred Waj^ a spaciouspublic building known as the Basilica of Julius, thatis to say, of Julius Caesar. It is an edifice of a typefamiliar in cities of the Roman world. You mountthe steps from the Sacred AVay and find yourselfunder an outer two-storied arcade suitable for loung-ing or promenading while discussing business or gossipwith your friends. Passing from this inwards 3ou arein a building which consists of a covered colonnade, ornave, about 270 feet in length, with a row of pillarson either hand. On each side is a gallery, or upperfloor, from which spectators may look down uponthe interior, or, from the outer side, upon the openForum. At the far end is a recess with a raisedtribunal, shut off, if necessary, by railings. In otherbasilicas there may be an apse at this point, similarly. I07 io8 LIFE IN THE ROMAN WORLD chap. enclosed. This serves as a court of justice, roundwhich the curious may stand, or upon which listeningspectators may gaze from the ends of the galleriesabove. jVIeanwhile up and down the open space ofthe nave all kinds of verbal business may be trans-acted by appointment, exactly as such business usedto be carried on in old St. Pauls Cathedral in Londonor in churches elsewhere. In what may be called theinner side-aisle are situated offices of various kinds,including those of sundry public corporations, boards,or commissions. The whole of this great hall ispaved with coloured marbles; its pillars are coatedwith marble; its ceiling is adorned with painting andgilt; it is embellished with statues; and it is lightedfrom above by a clerestory. Though the questionhas been debated,. it is almost certain that it wasmainly from buildings like this, or from roomssimilarly constructed in palatial houses, that thee
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