. The life of the Greeks and Romans. t will be based entirely on the practical con-siderations which must have ledto the addition of a second the towns, at least, this changemust at first have been appliedto buildings already in increase of luxury made amore commodious enlargement ofthe houses of the wealthy desir-able. This extension had to bedirected towards the back, thefrontage being fixed by the lineof the street; while, on the otherhand, the frequently occurringgardens might be convenientlyused for the introduction of asecond yard. In consequence,the whole first par
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. t will be based entirely on the practical con-siderations which must have ledto the addition of a second the towns, at least, this changemust at first have been appliedto buildings already in increase of luxury made amore commodious enlargement ofthe houses of the wealthy desir-able. This extension had to bedirected towards the back, thefrontage being fixed by the lineof the street; while, on the otherhand, the frequently occurringgardens might be convenientlyused for the introduction of asecond yard. In consequence,the whole first part of the househas remained unchanged (seeFig. 93) ; the only innovationbeing that from the metaulos(Fig. 92, 7) one gets immediatelyinto the second yard (K), in-stead of into one of the largeworkrooms. These workroomsFiS- 93- (G), together with other apart- ments (L), were arranged in a manner which, with regard to sizeand position, must have varied greatly, according to circumstances.* See Becker Charikles. 2nd edition. II., p. THE HOUSE WITH TWO YARDS. 83 The additional space so gained was appropriated by thenarrower family circle, while the first part became the scene ofthe more public intercourse. The metaulos remains the boundarybetween the two parts, from which circumstance alone its hithertounexplained second name fxeaauXo^ can be derived. The metaulos(door behind the first yard) becomes in this way a mesaulos (doorbetween two yards). The prostas, in the back wall of which thisdoor lies, retains its importance, derived from the sacred arrangement becomes still more likely from its analogy withthe tablinum in the Roman house, which, as we shall show, wasmost likely an imitation of the prostas.* It need not be added that the above description is intended onlyto convey a very general notion of the Greek dwelling-house.
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