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Aezani (Antiquity)
Author(s) : Dawson Maria-Dimitra , Kamara Afroditi (3/7/2008)Translation : Daskalaki Photini
For citation: Dawson Maria-Dimitra , Kamara Afroditi, "Aezani (Antiquity)",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7122>
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palaestra A colonnaded enclosure for athletic exercise. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of the Greek gymnasium. It was formed as an open court surrounded by colonnades with adjoining rooms.
podium The base of a building
propylon Monumental architectural entrance, most often to a sanctuary or a building complex.
Roman-Asia Minor type of theatre, the The edifice of the theatre as it was formed during the Roman period in Asia Minor. It was a merge of the Greek and the Roman type, with koilon larger than the semi-circle and monumental mutli-storeyed scene, which often adjoined to the curve of the tiers and clogged the whole construction.
thermae Building complexes dated in the Roman Period housing the public baths. Within the building there were three rooms, the frigitarium, the tepidarium and the caldarium and several other facilities rooms. The Roman bath-houses were also used as meting places and they often included a palaestra and a gymnasium.
tholos Circular building with a conical roof.
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