The Basilica Aemilia was originally built in 179BC by the consuls Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Marcus Fulvius Nobilor. It was a public hall used as a shelter for business and administration. It was public meeting area, it was used for business and administration. It was modified in 22 AD with a great marble hall with four aisles and a number of stores that housed public banks and money exchanges.
Originally, the Basilica was built on a site of the 5th-century BC tabernae lanienae ("butcher shops"). Then it was erected in 179 BC by censor Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, and he called it Basilica Fulvia. After the he died, his colleague Marcus Aemilius Lepidus finished it. The building was frequently restored and redecorated by the members of the Aemilian gens, giving the basilica its current name. Archaeological studies have shown that this building comprised three naves paved with tuff from Monteverde, the back façade having a portico which opened to the Forum Piscatorium and the Macellum. The structure collapsed for the final time from an earthquake in 847. The remains of the structure were recycled and used as building material.
Originally, the Basilica was built on a site of the 5th-century BC tabernae lanienae ("butcher shops"). Then it was erected in 179 BC by censor Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, and he called it Basilica Fulvia. After the he died, his colleague Marcus Aemilius Lepidus finished it. The building was frequently restored and redecorated by the members of the Aemilian gens, giving the basilica its current name. Archaeological studies have shown that this building comprised three naves paved with tuff from Monteverde, the back façade having a portico which opened to the Forum Piscatorium and the Macellum. The structure collapsed for the final time from an earthquake in 847. The remains of the structure were recycled and used as building material.