It was an age of engineers and architects, who turned villages into cities and built cities in the desert, adorned with temples and stately arches and Basilicas, and feeding their fountains from the springs of distant hills.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
The great field of expenditure lay in the Basilicas, temples, amphitheatres, baths, and pavements, whose vanishing remains give us a glimpse of one of the most brilliant ages in history.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Moreover, heathen temples were occasionally converted into churches, whilst Basilicas were sometimes used for Christian services just as they were.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell