The Basilica Aemilia was destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly. The last reconstruction followed the sack of Rome by Alaric in A.D. 410.
A basilica was a Roman public building with a roof, used for conducting business.
Ruins of the Basilica Aemilia, by A.M. Kuchling
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