1. Basilica of Constantine & The Column of Phocas Savion Sample

2. Forum Map

3. Basilica of Constantine ➔ Started by emperor Maxentius ➔ Finished by emperor Constantine ➔ Constantine altered it by giving it a grand entrance ➔ Destroyed by earthquakes

4. ➔ One of greatest basilicas ever built ➔ Served as council chamber, meeting hall, and court-house ➔ Influenced architects and other buildings ➔ Summer Olympics ➔ Rock Concerts

5. Basilica of Constantine (today) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Basilica_of_Constantinehttp://www-comp.arch.cam.ac.uk/~dir21/gallery/basilica_of_maxentius_and_constantine.png

6. Basilica of Constantine (before) http://people.ysu.edu/~ssmith/ecbyzwebpage/constantine_basilica.jpghttp://cyarthistory.wikispaces.com/file/view/basiciliainside.jpg/463017808/basiciliainside.jpg

7. Column of Phocas ➔ Dedicated to emperor Phocas ➔ Last edition to forum ➔ Inscribed + dedication to emperor Phocas ➔ Emblem of the imperial sovereignty over Rome ➔ Phocas overthrown and killed in 610 ➔ One column remains

8. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/http://historyoftheancientworld.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-column-of-phocas.jpg

9. http://sights.seindal.dk/img/orig/10017.jpg

10. Works Cited "Basilica of Constantine." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 02 Apr. 2014.. "Column of Phocas." Wikipedia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Wikipedia. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.. "Overview of Roman Basilicas." Rome Reborn. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.. "Rome." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 02 Apr. 2014..