Basilica

Ruins of a large commercial and administrative building located in the vicinity of the forum in Pompeii. It was built between 120-78 BC and initially served as a market hall. With time, court divisions also moved here. The building was destroyed in 65 AD by an earthquake and has not been reconstructed until the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The outline of the building and the remains of the columns that divided it into three parts have been preserved.