Basilica G

Name of structure: Basilica G
Extended name of structure: Basilica of Archiereas Peter
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Macedonia
City or area within region: Nea Anchialos
Date of structure: End 5C-beginning 6C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Inscription in floor; aisles; sanctuary; apse; esonarthex; exonarthex; side buildings: rooms VIII, IX, X, XVI.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Floor: letters in inscription; otherwise scattered tesserae, some in chunks with plaster.
Date of mosaic: End 5C-beginning 6C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: Yes
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where?

n/a

Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1929-1954, 1969-.


 

Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Caraher, W. R., Church, Society and the Sacred in Early Christian Greece (Ohio State Univ Thesis, 2003): catalogue and passim. Available online.


Spiro, M., Critical Corpus of the Mosaic Pavement on the Greek Mainland, 4C-6C with architectural surveys, 2 vols. (Garland, NY and London, 1978), 314-52.


PAE (1930), 11-3, 30-5; (1931), 7-9, 37-43; (1933), 46-57; (1934), 58-61; (1935), 65; (1940), 6-7, 18-22; (1954), 14, 143-4; (1955), 269-72; (1969), 16-25; (1970), 37-49; (1971), 20-42; (1972), 12; (1973), 26; (1974); (1975A), 49; (1977A), 54; (1979), 56 (incl. photo); (1980), 37; (1981A), 82; (1982), 94; (1985), 46.


 


 

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Comments:

PAE names this 'Basilica C' until 1970 after which it it named 'Basilica of the Archiereas Petros' (from floor inscription). It is named 'Basilica G' in Spiro and Caraher. Beneath the present basilica are remains of two earlier ones from the 4C and 6C.


 

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