Peristyle - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: peristylePeristyle
A range of columns with their entablature etc specifically a complete system of columns whether on all sides of a court or surrounding a building such as the cella of a temple Used in the former sense it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling the peristyle See Colonnade...
VerbarImpluvium
In Roman dwellings a cistern or tank set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof by means of the compluvium generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm...
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