Basilica Aemilia
3d model and reconstruction
Basilica Aemilia
For the study aimed at reconstructing the Basilica Aemilia valuable information about the appearance of the facade come from a Renaissance drawing by Giuliano da Sangallo, showing three entrances with semi-columns on the sides and pilasters surmounted by a Doric frieze with shields and bucrania.
In modern times the scholar Heinrich Bauer produced an accurate graphical reconstruction of the Basilica based on all existing archaeological data, on modules and proportions which could be reproduced starting from these data, as well as on the comparison with other better preserved basilicas of the Roman age. Following these studies it has been possible to reproduce the Basilica in 3D, an image of which is presented both from the outside and from the inside with high-definition rendering.
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Short history of
Basilica Aemilia
On the north end of the Forum in 179 BC, the censors Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Marcus Fulvius Nobilior built this new building called Basilica Aemilia and Fulvia from the name of the two censors (although, later on, only the name of Aemilia was used).
The Basilica Aemilia is the only Republican basilica still conserved today, however the remains which we can see today are all attributed to restorations performed in the imperial age. Nevertheless, the original plan was not much different from what can be seen today.
The façade facing the Forum was preceded by a portico in which were situated a series of tabernae, or offices, reserved for bankers. On the inside were three naves, which later became five, providing ample room for the needs of political, economic, and judicial activities.
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