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Figure 4: Deconstructing the Basilica Nova in the Roman Forum. A modest entrance (a), relative to the scale
of the basilica, was positioned at one end of the buildings longitudinal axis. A grand and expansive nave
was defined by a series of monumental columns, leading to the other end of the axis, at which the raised
apse (c) marked the seat of authority beneath a vast domed soffit (d).
