The cathedral toward the end of excavations. The white and red opus sectile floor is exposed along the southern aisleCredit: Michael Eisenberg
The cathedral toward the end of excavations. The white and red opus sectile floor is exposed along the southern aisleCredit: Michael Eisenberg
So this building arose about the time of the final years of the Empire in the West.
The various pillars of different materials and colors may well have been donated by different people or communities. The ‘riot of color’ being incidental to the statement of unity represented by the pillars.
Amazing!!
