The Basilica of Pompeii

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Carole Raddato
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published on 26 September 2019
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The Basilica of Pompeii stands near the west corner of the Forum and is the oldest and most important public building in the town. Covering an area of 1,500 square metres, it was built around 130-120 BCE and is one of the oldest examples of this type of building in the entire Roman world.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, September 26). The Basilica of Pompeii. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11271/the-basilica-of-pompeii/

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