Basilica Complete

ID: 212

Building type: basilical synagogue

Context:

church

Site:

Inscriptions:

327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 454 , 455 , 456

Description:

The building is a three-aisled basilica that terminates in a rounded apse. Its pavement consists of an elaborate mosaic program incorporating inscriptions in Syriac and Greek; these texts were found on the basilica’s mosaic floor. Plan reference: Donceel-Voûte, P., 1988, Les pavements des eglises byzantines de Syrie et du Liban: décor, archéologie et liturgie, Louvain, fig. 166. For further details, see the same work, pp. 193–195.