PH01 Chhim — Byzantine basilica

Tomasz Waliszewski, “From the Roman Temple to the Byzantine Basilica at Chhîm (South Lebanon),” Archaeology and History in Lebanon 23 (2006): 35, fig 3.
Tomasz Waliszewski, “From the Roman Temple to the Byzantine Basilica at Chhîm (South Lebanon),” Archaeology and History in Lebanon 23 (2006): 35, fig 3.

Summary information

Characteristics

Classification

Roman

  • Τ-shaped or bar-shaped chancel
  • Tri-apsidal usually inscribed
  • Altars in the side apses
  • Relics and Reliquaries
  • Ambo to the north
  • Baptistry outside off the atrium or the north aisle
  • Marble furnishings (high status imperial association) and imported fine wares
  • Decorative elements on chancel screens [specify]
  • Separate north chapel

The Archaeology of Liturgy Project reflects research conducted at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem during 2023.