At the end of the 6th century, architectural changes in Byzantine churches followed changes in the Mass. The prothesis and the diakonikon were transferred to south and north of the Bema and began to be incorporated into the sanctuary. Plan of the basilica in Tigani, Mani. 687-695. Drandakes N., Gkioles N., "Anaskaphe sto Tigani tes Manis", Praktika tes en Athenais Archaeologikes Hetaireias (1980) p. 248-258. © The Archaelogical Society at Athens.