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Creation Year
January 1974
Image ID
CU.089
Alternate Identifier
B42.189
Subcollection
CU: Morocco
Abstract
Archways in the basilica of the Volubilis. -AS
Description
Built around 217 AD in the former Roman province of Mauritania, the Volubilis Basilica runs parallel to the forum and is among the ruins of stately temples and Roman baths. The basilica contains two semi-circular apses on the east and west ends with quadrilateral rooms flanking either side. These rooms may have been small municipal offices. Elegant arcades and architraves supported a second story around a central bay.
References
"Basilica Volubilis." Basilica Volubilis. Accessed November 14, 2016. http://www.vitruvius.be/volubilisbas.htm., "VOLUBILIS." VOLUBILIS. Accessed November 14, 2016. http://www.kuhmann.com/poetry/Volubilis.htm.
Image Notes
Photograph created April 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B42.189. Notes written on the slide or index: Volubilis Basilica, Volubilis.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Volubilis, Morocco
Keywords
Third Century AD, Roman, Basilica, Stone, Masonry, Arches, Archway, Arcade
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