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Creator

Denis Baly

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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