05/15/10 11:31:49PM @ceri-shaw:
From the Wikipedia:- "The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basilik Sto, Royal Stoa, the tribunal chamber of a king), was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas begin to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC. Basilicas were also used for religious purposes."Link to National Museum of Wales site about the Forum-Basilica at Caerwent:- http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/article/1882/ .
From the Wikipedia:- "The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basilik Sto, Royal Stoa, the tribunal chamber of a king), was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas begin to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC. Basilicas were also used for religious purposes."Link to National Museum of Wales site about the Forum-Basilica at Caerwent:- http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/article/1882/ .