Oecus
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Oecus
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Oecus is the Latinized form of Greek oikos, used by Vitruvius for the principal hall or salon in a Roman house, which was used occasionally as a triclinium for banquets. When of great size it became necessary to support its ceiling with columns; thus, according to Vitruvius, the tetrastyle oecus had four columns; in the Corinthian oecus there was a row of columns on each side, virtually therefore dividing the room into nave and aisles, the former being covered over with a barrel vault. The Egypt
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Principal hall or salon in an Ancient Roman house
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecus
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2024-04-17T15:12:32Z
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