Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 170
ned to each of them a greatbasilica. The round temples were doubtless used for privatedevotions and for extraordinary religious celebrations, but theirmost definite purpose was that of doing honor to a sacred spotand protecting it from profanation. They had therefore practi-cally the same intention… … Christian Capitals. within the inner colonnade of a round church of the generaltype just described. Eusebius gives a detailed but far fromclear description of it, though the chief traits are tolerablywell fixed. Its chief peculiarity was that it opened into ahuge five-aisled basilica. It is…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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