Definition: Plebs, Octastyle (Hexastyle, Tetrastyle), Exedrae

March 10, 2020February 2, 2020Digital Citizen Leave a comment

Octastyle also comes with hexastyle and octastyle, to describe similar architectural features.

191 #Plebs – ordinary people of lower- or middle-class status in Roman times. Roman domestic architecture (insula) https://t.co/8fxymj9c0U

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193 #Octastyle – design with 8 light columns across façade, and 194 Exedrae – semicircular, recessed areas behind the colonnades to the left and right of ancient Roman temple. Imperial fora https://t.co/Uf9buAOsIK

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