st, as at the
already-described basilica of S. Lorenzo at Rome. The choir, as at S.
Clemente's, occupied the eastern part of the nave, and like it was probably
enclosed by breast-high partitions. There were attached porches to the
north and south of the nave. The main entrance of the church was through
that to the south. At this _suthdure_, according to Eadmer, "all disputes
from the whole kingdom, which could not legally be referred to the king's
court, or to the hundreds and counties, received judgment." The northern
porch contained a school for the younger clergy.

AUTHORITIES.--Vitruvius, _De Architectura_, v. 1, vi. 3, 9; Huelsen, _The
Roman Forum_ (1906); Mau, _Pompeii: its Life and Art_; C. Lange, _Haus und
Halle_; Canina, _Edifizii di Roma Antica_; Ciampini, _Vetera Monimenta_;
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Plattner, _Beschreibung der Stadt Rom_; Gutensohn and Knapp, _Basiliken des
christlichen Roms_; Zestermann, _Die antiken u. die christlichen
Basiliken_; Huebsch, _Die altchristlichen Kirchen_; Messmer, _Ueber den
Ursprung, &c., der Basilica_; Letarouilly, _Edifices de Rome moderne_; Von
Quast, _Altchristliche Bauwerke von Ravenna_; Texier and Pullan, _Byzantine
Architecture_; Vogue, _Eglises de la Terre Sainte; Syrie Centrale,
Architecture, &c._; Couchaud, _Choix d'eglises byzantines_; Dehio und von
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chretienne_ (Paris, 1907).

(E. V.; G. B. B.)

BASILICA, a code of law, drawn up in the Greek language, with a view to
putting an end to the uncertainty which prevailed throughout the East Roman
empire in the 9th century as to the authorized sources of law. This
uncertainty had been brought about by the conflicting opinions of the
jurists of the 6th century as to the proper interpretation to be given to
the legislation of the emperor Justinian, from which had resulted a system
of teaching which had deprived that legislation of all authority, and the
imperial judges at last were at a loss to know by what rules of law they
were to regulate their decisions. An endeavour had been made by the emperor
Leo the Isaurian to remedy this evil, but his attempted reform of the law
had been rather calculated to increase its uncertainty; and it was reserved
for Basil the Macedonian to sh