The town is notable for the ruins of an ancient basilica in its vicinity.
The apse area of the ancient basilica is now a park.
In the ancient basilicas the priest, as he stood at the altar, faced the people.
It states that the ancient basilica had been restored on the site where some holy virgins were killed.
There are a very few ancient basilicas that were built on a place that was associated with Jesus.
Other ancient basilicas are places where a saint was martyred (put to death).
There are many ancient basilicas which were built on the place where a saint was buried.
The pit, 10 feet deep and more than 30 feet wide, had been dug next to an ancient basilica.
The ancient basilica looked completely restored to its former state.
I looked quickly toward that sarcophagus at the far end of the ancient basilica.