# Attic base

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**Attic base** is the term given in [architecture](/source/Architecture) to the base of [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) [Ionic order](/source/Ionic_order) columns, consisting of an upper and lower [torus](/source/Torus), separated by a *scotia* (hollow concave molding) and [fillets](/source/Annulet_(architecture)).[1]

It was the favorite of the Romans, and was also employed by them for columns of the [Corinthian](/source/Corinthian_order) and [Composite orders](/source/Composite_order).[1] The style can be seen in [Byzantine architecture](/source/Byzantine_architecture) as well; in the [Romanesque](/source/Romanesque_architecture) period a great number of antique Roman columns were salvaged and reused in the interiors and on the porticos of churches, often incorporating the Attic base.[citation needed]

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