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
The marble Basilica Aemilia was built in 179 B.C. by M. Aemilius Lepidus and M. Fulvius Nobilior, Roman censors. (More below....)
Ruins of the Basilica Aemilia in the Roman Forum, taken by A.M. Kuchling
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