. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. Fio. -Iiiterior view of Basilica (Basilica iljtia), as restored by Couina. The plans of Trajans basilica usually give this fragment of the ground-plan in the marble tablets pre-aerved in the Capitol, usually called that of the .^ilmilian, but really, as Canina has shown, that of the Ulpian basilica,also shows an apse, designated (Atrium) Libertatis. This,we know from many ancient authorities, was the locality. Fiu. 3. —Ground Plaa of Trajaus Basilica {Basilica Ulpia). for the
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. Fio. -Iiiterior view of Basilica (Basilica iljtia), as restored by Couina. The plans of Trajans basilica usually give this fragment of the ground-plan in the marble tablets pre-aerved in the Capitol, usually called that of the .^ilmilian, but really, as Canina has shown, that of the Ulpian basilica,also shows an apse, designated (Atrium) Libertatis. This,we know from many ancient authorities, was the locality. Fiu. 3. —Ground Plaa of Trajaus Basilica {Basilica Ulpia). for the manumission of slaves ; and, therefore, the tribunalmust have been at the other end, and, doubtless, also basilica of Trajan was one of the largest and mostmagnificent in Rome. From its existing remains we learn that it was 174 feet in breadth, and more than twice aslong as it was broad. (The plan and supposed internalarrangements will be seen in the annexed woodcuts fromCanina.) The nave, 86 feet in breadth, was divided from 414 B x\ S 1 L 1 C A the double aisles toy rows of granite columns, 35 feet upper row of columns in front of the galleries abovethe aisles supported a ceiling, covered with plates ofgilt bronze. The total-internal height was about 120feet. The walls wore cased with white marble fromLuna. It was paved with giallo antico and purple side court, which enclosed the well-known memorialcolumn to Trajan, was flanked by libraries, BiUiothecaGraeca and Latina (Sidon. Apollina
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