A dictionary of Greek and Roman . a, House-door, ai/Aeios 3-ipa: &vp. passage,bvpwpziov or Svpdv : A, peristyle or ai» of theAndronitis : o, the halls and chambers of the An-dronitis ; fi, jx4ravXos or jxicravXos &vpa: T, peri-style of the Gynaeconitis ; 7, chambers of theGynaeconitis ; 7r, irpo(nas or Trapaaras; 9, &d\ and ;pi9dAafios : I, rooms for working inwool (iVrcoi/es) ; K, garden-door, Kyjiraia &vpa. The roofs were generally flat, and it was cus-tomary to walk about upon them. (Lysias, , p. 142; Plaut. Mil. ii. 2. 3.) But pointedroofs were also
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . a, House-door, ai/Aeios 3-ipa: &vp. passage,bvpwpziov or Svpdv : A, peristyle or ai» of theAndronitis : o, the halls and chambers of the An-dronitis ; fi, jx4ravXos or jxicravXos &vpa: T, peri-style of the Gynaeconitis ; 7, chambers of theGynaeconitis ; 7r, irpo(nas or Trapaaras; 9, &d\ and ;pi9dAafios : I, rooms for working inwool (iVrcoi/es) ; K, garden-door, Kyjiraia &vpa. The roofs were generally flat, and it was cus-tomary to walk about upon them. (Lysias, , p. 142; Plaut. Mil. ii. 2. 3.) But pointedroofs were also used. (Pollux, i. 81.) In the interior of the house the place of doorswas sometimes supplied by curtains (irapaTrerdcr-fxara), which were either plain, or dyed, or em-broidered. (Pollux, x. 32; Theophrast. 5.) The principal openings for the admission of lightand air were in the roofs of the peristyles ; but itis incorrect to suppose that the houses had nowindows (bvpides), or at least none overlookingthe street. They were not
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