Bible Encyclopedias
Chalcidicum

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

in Roman architecture, the vestibule or portico of a public building opening on to the forum; as in the basilica of Eumactria at Pompeii, and the basilica of Constantine at Rome, where it was placed at one end.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Chalcidicum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/chalcidicum.html. 1910.