to that of thegreat central halls in the thermae. Instead of side-aisles wefind bays communicating with each other by means of archedopenings. The constructive features of the vaulting have alreadybeen discussed (§ 1). 106 AKCHITECTUKE CHAP. II The basilica was, however, not merely found as a… … Vitruvius (vi.5, 2) mentions such private basilicae, and examples ofthem remain in the Doraus Flavia on the Palatine (Plan, Map 6),and in the villa of Hadrian near Tivoli (Plan, Fig. 32). The planof these is somewhat simpler than that of the larger public basilicae.There is a single apse and a…
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