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was a rich pattern of borders and squares
in various colors about a central oblong
space occupied by the four peacocks, in rich colors,
standing back to back with tails crossed.

The extreme width of the peacock space is four m
by 60 cm depth. The technique of the mosaic
is of the finest, the colors are varied and soft.

To the south of the church is a cloister court
bounded on the east by a large baptistry and
other chapels and on the south and west by
a massive wall built of ancient pagan grave
stele. This of older material at so early a
period is very interesting. De Vogüé claims
to have seen the remains of a pagan temple
in or beneath the church but we were unable
to find any. Before the western portal of the
church was a commodious enclosed narthex
extending the entire width of the building.

At the other end of the town is a complex building
with three divisions - those on either side are like
small chapels with grouped windows in the east
wall and that between with a story below the