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Severan forum, Lepcis Magna, Libya, looking toward the basilica.
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Severan forum, Lepcis Magna, Libya, looking toward the basilica.
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Title
Severan
forum
,
Lepcis
Magna
,
Libya
,
looking
toward
the
basilica
.
Date
Dedicated 216
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Jordanian
Middle Eastern
Near Eastern
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Severan
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Complexes
Forums (open spaces)
Open spaces
Squares (open spaces)
Piazzas (squares)
Courtyards
Public spaces
Plazas
Buildings
Public buildings
Architectural elements
Columns (architectural elements)
Colonnades
Peristyles (colonnades)
Porticoes
Exedrae (site elements)
Tabernae
Stores
Basilicas
Basilican plan
Walls
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Fragments
Eye-level views
Subject
Architecture
Forums
Plazas
Courtyards
Buildings
Social & civic facilities
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Columns
Colonnades
Peristyles
Stores & shops
Basilicas
Walls
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Description
"The
forum
proper
was an
open
area
roughly
200
x
300
feet
. The
portico
columns
were
more
than
19
feet
tall...
"
(p.249)
Location Depicted
Lepcis Magna (Extinct city)
Leptis Magna (Extinct city)
Libya
Middle East
Near East
Material
Marble (rock)
Pentelic marble
White marble
Granite (rock)
Pink granite
Rock
Stone (rock)
Work Type
Architecture
Forums
Complexes
Buildings
Basilicas
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Source
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.17-3, p.248)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © James Sparshatt / CORBIS.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
366-146.jpg
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