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According to legend, the site of the Basilica was the site of the stoning of Saint Atticus, an early Urceopolitan martyr. | According to legend, the site of the Basilica was the site of the stoning of Saint Atticus, an early Urceopolitan martyr. | ||
== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||
[[File:Santa Sabina (Roma) - Interior.jpg|thumb|The interior.| | [[File:Santa Sabina (Roma) - Interior.jpg|thumb|The interior.|250px]] | ||
[[File:Santa Sabina (Rome) - Altar.jpg|thumb|upright|The apse and triumphal arch.]] | [[File:Santa Sabina (Rome) - Altar.jpg|thumb|upright|The apse and triumphal arch.|250px|left]] | ||
Besides its cultural importance and historic ties to the ruling dynasty of Urcea, the Caeline Basilica is particularly noteworthy due to its largely unaltered appearence since its construction in the 5th century. It is one of the best preserved early [[Catholic Church]]es constructed by [[Great Levantia]]. | |||
=== Exterior === | === Exterior === | ||
The Caeline Basilica is built in the manner of an Ancient [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] secular basilica, or covered forum. The characteristics are a long central nave with a lower aisle on each side. Above the aisles, the walls of the nave are pierced by a row of large clerestory windows. The brick walls are mostly unrendered, and the windows are made of selenite, not glass, making the building look much as it did when it was built in the 5th century. | The Caeline Basilica is built in the manner of an Ancient [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] secular basilica, or covered forum. The characteristics are a long central nave with a lower aisle on each side. Above the aisles, the walls of the nave are pierced by a row of large clerestory windows. The brick walls are mostly unrendered, and the windows are made of selenite, not glass, making the building look much as it did when it was built in the 5th century. | ||