The basilica IV
Basilica
IV
lies at a
short distance to the southeast of Basilica
I. It is a three
nave basilica
with a conch to the east, a narthex and an atrium to the
west. The lower parts of the inside walls were decorated
with marble revetments , and the upper sections with inlaid mosaics . The floor in the
nave
and narthex was laid with
marble,
and that of
the side
aisles
with
brick. Two
rectangular
chambers built outside the north side of the atrium were added at a later date;
one of them probably functioned as the mitatorium and had mosaic floors, while
the other was used by
pilgrims.
Moreover, it seems that rectangular chambers
were added to
the south side
of
the atrium, which had
four galleries
and
tribunes. Construction
work on the
church
and
modifications to it both date to the
6th
century.
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