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148 POMPEIANA.
surrounded by a simple row of columns, it
was called Corinthian; but if constructed
of two orders, the upper closed with win-
dows, it was termed Egyptian, and ap-
peared, like a basilica. In either case the
area included within the peristyle was left
uncovered for the admission of light.
There were also Cyzicenous oici, plan-
ned to open towards the north, with a
view of the viridium, or conservatory: they
were made sufficiently long and broad to
admit two triclinia opposite each other,
and also commanding by windows a view
of the garden.
Strangers did not uninvited go into
the cubiculum, triclinium, bath, or other
apartments appropriated to the private
and particular uses of the master of the
house' and his family; a part of the
building which would by eminence be
x He snapped his fingers when he wanted a servant.
The modern Greeks and Turks clap their hands.
surrounded by a simple row of columns, it
was called Corinthian; but if constructed
of two orders, the upper closed with win-
dows, it was termed Egyptian, and ap-
peared, like a basilica. In either case the
area included within the peristyle was left
uncovered for the admission of light.
There were also Cyzicenous oici, plan-
ned to open towards the north, with a
view of the viridium, or conservatory: they
were made sufficiently long and broad to
admit two triclinia opposite each other,
and also commanding by windows a view
of the garden.
Strangers did not uninvited go into
the cubiculum, triclinium, bath, or other
apartments appropriated to the private
and particular uses of the master of the
house' and his family; a part of the
building which would by eminence be
x He snapped his fingers when he wanted a servant.
The modern Greeks and Turks clap their hands.