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A peristyle is a type of Greek and Roman architechture which resembles a porch/deck with large columns, sometimes in an open area of a building (colonnade).
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What are the main parts in an ancient Greek theatre?
the shaft, the peristyle, the capital, the base, the entablature, the frieze, the cornice, the pediment the shaft, the peristyle, the capital, the base, the entablature, the frieze, the cornice, the pediment
What did roman houses look like?
old buildings made out of stone,tiles and windows for the rich and for the poor is was ussally made out of mud,dirt and tiles. rich had waters and really cool mosaic paintings with carving at the top and the poor has no water and it only has tiles but hardly and amazing carving or paintings.
What sports did the Ancient Greeks play in the Olympics?
Ancient Olympic games The Greeks did Javelin throwing, weightlifting, swimming, fencing, gymnastics. Stadion, Diaulos, Dolichos, Hoplitodromos, Pygme / Pygmachia, Pale, Pankration, Chariot racing, long jump, discus throw. The Pentathlon were the five major games of the Olympics. They were: Pale, Stadion, Long Jump, Javelin and Discus Throw. Stadion was a type of foot race. Diaulos was a race around a peristyle (a court enclosed by columns), the great court of the Palaestra, which measured two stadia (1,200 ft., 360 m) in length. Hoplitodromos was another kind of Ancient foot race. It was the last of all foot races to be added to the Olympics. It made its first appearance at the 65th Olympics in 520 BC. Pygme, or Pygmachia, was an Ancient type of Boxing. Pale was kind of like boxing, but not so protected. Pankration was like a fight to the death with two rules: no biting, and no poking the other guy in the eye. It was a little like modern day Martial Arts. Chariot Racing is pretty self-explanatory. You got in a Chariot that was attached to two horses, and raced around the stadium.
What is the plural of peristyle?
peristyles
How do you spell peristyle?
You're right.
What is a colonnade that supports a roofed area?
I THINK, that the answer is peristyle i think :)
What are the main parts in an ancient Greek theatre?
the shaft, the peristyle, the capital, the base, the entablature, the frieze, the cornice, the pediment the shaft, the peristyle, the capital, the base, the entablature, the frieze, the cornice, the pediment
Words that begin in peri?
peril peridocity, periscope, perish, peristyle, pericarditis, pericarp, period, perishing, and periodical
What is the peristyle of the Parthenon?
69 meters in length, 19 meters in width makes the perimeter 176 meters.
Where would an ancient Roman garden be found in an ancient Roman house?
The peristylium (called peristyle in English), a garden surrounded by porticos, was at the back of the domus, the detached house of the rich.
What is an atrium-peristyle?
As I remember, an atrium-peristlye is a type of Ancient Roman housing for the wealthy class. Unlike the early types of houses, it had a large open garden area at the rear of the house (often columned) Hope that clarifies =]
Did roman atriums have furniture or columns in them?
The atrium of a Roman house was a big, airy, noisy room. Much of the household work was done there. Children would be taught, the women would set up their looms and clank away with their weaving, slaves would sew or even prepare vegetables for the cooks in the kitchen, everyone chatting away. However, in the very early morning, it was quiet and reserved and acted as a reception area for the master's clients, if the master were a patron. In this instance at least chairs would be provided. Columns were reserved for the peristyle of the house, which was beyond the atrium and they were used to support the roofing of the peristyle.
What is the history of the roman house division?
It is not clear what you mean by house division. If you are referring to the house of the rich (the domus), originally it was centred around an atrium (courtyard. Then the peristyle was adopted from the Greeks. This was a columned porch or open colonnade which surrounded a court which often had an internal garden.
In which religious building would you find a centre pole?
You would find a centre pole in a Native American sweat lodge, which is a traditional ceremonial structure used for purification and healing rituals. The centre pole is symbolic of the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds.
How were the homes of wealthy Romans?
The rich lived in detached houses called Domus. They were divided into the areas. There was a public area centred on an atrium where the social life of the family took place and were guests were received. There was also a private area just for the family members, which was centred on a garden which was called peristyle which was copied from the houses of the rich in Greece. There was a vestibulum (vestibule) which was the main entrance hall which led to a large central hall (the atrium) which was the focal point of the house. The atrium was open at the centre and was partly surrounded by a portico with high ceilings. It often has sparse furnishing to give a stronger feel of a large place. At the centre there was the compluvium, a square roof opening which let water in which was channelled inwards by an inwardly sloped tiled roof. The water was collected by the impluvium a shallow rectangular sunken portion in the centre of the atrium. It drained the water into an underground cistern which had sand to filter the water. The bedrooms of the family were on the sides of the atrium. At the the sides of the bottom of the atrium there were the alae (wings) which were open spaces that extended this portion of the atrium to the sides of the house. Their purpose is unknown. At the bottom of the atrium there was the tablinium, which was the study of the head of the household. The side facing the atrium did not have a wall, and at the opposite side there was a passage to the peristyle. Therefore the study acted as a passageway between the atrium and the peristyle parts of the house. The head of the household was able to command the house visually from the tablinium. On both sides of the tablinium there were the fauces, which were like two corridors which also provided passages to the peristyle separate from the tablinium. The Triclinium was the dining room where guests reclined on three couches along three sides of a table to eat. It was at the bottom of the atrium, but separated from it by walls, and next to one of the fauces. It could be accessed either from the bottom of the atrium or the peristyle. The peristyle (peristilum) was a garden surrounded by columns which supported a roofed portico which provided shade. It had flowers, shrubs, benches, statues, fountains and a fish pond. There were frescoes on the walls. This areas of the domus was copied from the houses of the rich in Greece. In this area there was also the culina, the kitchen. It had no chimney; therefore it was filled with smoke. It was a dark and gloomy room. By the kitchen there was also the Posticum. This was the servants' entrance or the access to the servants' quarters. Family members sometimes used it to exit unobserved. The villas also made generous used of mosaics for the floors, and sometimes there were mosaics of the walls as well. There was also Lararium, a shrine of the lares, the guardian gods of the household. This could be in the atrium, the peristyle or in a room of its own.
