Platanidia.
Platanidia.
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131. Demetrias, basilica B (Δημητριάς, βασιλική Β`.)
131. Demetrias, secular building, ground plan (Δημητριάς, κοσμικό
κτίσμα, κάτοψη.)
131. Demetrias, basilica A (of Damokratia) mosaic (Δημητριάς, βασιλική
Α` (Δαμοκρατίας) ψηφιδωτό.)
the addition of narthex, atrium and annexes to the W, and
with a baptistery to the N. The mosaic floors and extensive
painted decoration covering the walls of the main church, the
baptistery and the porticos of the atrium belong to the last
four phases, dating up to the late 6th c. The mosaics feature
geometrical designs; among them survives an inscription with
the name of the donor of Basilica A. The wall-paintings are
aniconic, but with numerous biblical inscriptions. W of the ba-
silica a secular building has been discovered with a mosaic
floor associated with that of Basilica A. Funerary Basilica B is
also three-aisled with a small conch in the middle of its S wall.
Based on the available data from the excavation, it dates from
the 5th c.
131. Demetrias, basilica B, ground plan (Δημητριάς, βασιλική Β`,
κάτοψη. )
132.
Platanidia.
At the Platanidia site in the town of Kato Lechonia, a large Ear-
ly Christian basilica with mosaic floors has been uncovered, a
significant part of which lies in the sea.
