Gps Coordinates / 40.7487469,14.4844728
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology Basilica
PFXM+FQX Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
The Basilica was excavated since the 19th century, when investigations in the Forum square area began.
Date of excavation: 1806 - 1813 - 1820 - 1928 - 1942 - 1950
Gps Coordinates / 40.74867,14.4843533
The Basilica, with its extension of 1,500 square metres, was the most sumptuous building of the Forum, and its space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7487106 / Gps Link 40.7487174 / Gps Link 40.748685
Gps Coordinates / 40.7487106,14.4843664 / 40.7487174,14.4844705 / 40.748685,14.4843615
The Forum of Pompeii with the entrances to the Basilica (left) and Macellum (right), the Temple of Jupiter (front) and Mount Vesuvius in the distance.
A richly decorated suggestum, where judges sat while judicial affairs were managed, is located at the centre of the short western side.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7488594 / Gps Link 40.74878 / Gps Link 40.748769 / Gps Link 40.7487511
Gps Coordinates / 40.7488594,14.484724 / 40.74878,14.4848672 / 40.748769,14.484914 / 40.7487511,14.4849659
It is accessed from the Forum through five entrances separated by tuff pillars; inside it is divided into three naves with two rows of brick columns with Ionic capitals.
The space was enhanced with an equestrian statue, whereas the walls are richly decorated with stucco like large blocks of marble.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7487197,14.4845843
The Basilica is dated back to 130-120 BC and is one of the oldest examples of this type of building in the entire Roman world.
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