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. |