Octagonal church complex

Name of structure: Octagonal church complex
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Macedonia
City or area within region: Philippi
Date of structure: 5C-6C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Apse; narthex; atrium; west of building; adjacent bishops palace.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Scattered tesserae, some in chunks with plaster.
Date of mosaic: 5C-6C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
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: 1960s.
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Spiro, M., Critical Corpus of the Mosaic Pavement on the Greek Mainland, 4C-6C With Architectural Surveys, 2 vols. (Garland, NY and London, 1978), 629-36 (the church beneath the Octagonal church).


PAE: (1960), 76; (1962), 175; (1964), 172; (1966), 47; (1967), 72; (1968), 72; (1969), 42; (1972), 73; (1973), 55; (1974), 65; (1977A), 66; (1978), 64; (1981A), 8; (1982), 31; (1983A), 30.


AE: 1955 (incl. photos).

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Comments: 1st structure: c. 350 basilica dedicated to S. Paul; 2nd structure: c. 400 octagonal church; 3rd structure: this one.

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