. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . f Fio. through the outer waU of the city at this there was prob- ^ ^ j^ j ^ Q^jer base of waa B. Inside levelably a door leading of city. C. Intermediate platform for the garrison. D. Chambers opening on to it, with roof formed ofprojecting courses of stone in large blocks. E. Topof main wall, paved with clay, level with the Wooden columns on existing stone bases, form-Ing a porticus or covered walk along the top of thewall. G. Outer wall of the colonnade built of brick,now missing.
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . f Fio. through the outer waU of the city at this there was prob- ^ ^ j^ j ^ Q^jer base of waa B. Inside levelably a door leading of city. C. Intermediate platform for the garrison. D. Chambers opening on to it, with roof formed ofprojecting courses of stone in large blocks. E. Topof main wall, paved with clay, level with the Wooden columns on existing stone bases, form-Ing a porticus or covered walk along the top of thewall. G. Outer wall of the colonnade built of brick,now missing. H. Probable roof of the colonnadaof wood, covered with beaten out to the flat roofround it—possiblythe ipaoSOfnj ofHomer {Od., ), through whichone of the suitorsescaped and so gotarms from the treasury or armoury, which was on an upper floor(see Od., xxii. 142 and xxi. 5). On the west side of the hall are anumber of small chambers {0a.\ifioi) for the unmarried men, anda bath-room about 12 by 10 feet, with its floor formed of one greatslab of stone, sloped eo as to drain out at one side through a pipewhich passes through the wall. The womens part of the houseis of equal importance to that of the men, and has its hall andtwo open courts with pillars. It is approaohed in a very cir-cuitous way,* either by a passage (XaiJpi;) leadiKg from a ride • The arrows in flg. 1 show the way from the city gale to the palac»court and hall. • The womens hall is also called the megaron ; see 0(f., rviii. 198. • The Tp6dofios is mentioned by Homer (/Z.,ix. 473, and Od., ); but in the palace of Odysseus the atOoiva seems to have been th»only
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