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=== Interior === | === Interior === | ||
The interior has basilical form, with a central nave divided from the side aisle by two rows of columns,on which rests an arcade. Above the arcade is a row of large clerestory windows. The twenty four columns of Proconnesian marble with perfectly matched Corinthian capitals and bases, were {{wp|spolia|reused}} from an earlier pagan temple. A framed hole in the floor exposes a Great Levantine era temple column that pre-dates the basilica. This appears to be the remnant of the ancient pagan temple erected on the hilltop site during Great Levantine times, which was likely razed to allow construction of the basilica. | The interior has basilical form, with a central nave divided from the side aisle by two rows of columns, on which rests an arcade. Above the arcade is a row of large clerestory windows. The twenty four columns of Proconnesian marble with perfectly matched Corinthian capitals and bases, were {{wp|spolia|reused}} from an earlier pagan temple. A framed hole in the floor exposes a Great Levantine era temple column that pre-dates the basilica. This appears to be the remnant of the ancient pagan temple erected on the hilltop site during Great Levantine times, which was likely razed to allow construction of the basilica. | ||
There is an apse at the eastern end. The original fifth-century apse mosaic was replaced in 1559 by a fresco. The composition probably remained unchanged: Christ is flanked by a {{wp|good thief}} and a {{wp|impenitent thief|bad thief}}, seated on a hill while lambs drink from a stream at its base. | There is an apse at the eastern end. The original fifth-century apse mosaic was replaced in 1559 by a fresco. The composition probably remained unchanged: Christ is flanked by a {{wp|good thief}} and a {{wp|impenitent thief|bad thief}}, seated on a hill while lambs drink from a stream at its base. | ||