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| an open public space in a city. |
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| the square element of the Doric capital |
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| the lowest long horizontal part of the entablature, which rests directly on the capital of a column. |
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| a sharp instrument used for incising. |
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| the topmost horizontal part of an entablature. |
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| echinus (Greek, "hedgehog") |
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| part of the Greek Orders above the abacus. |
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| a type of a paint in which beeswax is mixed with pigment. |
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| the portion above the capital on a column; it includes the architrave, the frieze, and the cornice. |
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| entasis (Greek, "stretching") |
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| the bulge in the shaft of a Greek column. |
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| the central section of an entablature, often containing relief sculpture. |
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| the severed head of the Gorgon Medusa. |
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| a member of the native population enslaved by the Spartans. |
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| a heavily armed foot-soldier who fought in close formation (phalanx) |
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| a shield carried by a hoplite. |
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| a vessel in which wine and water are mixed. |
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| the square area between the triglyphs of a Doric frieze, often containing relief sculpture. |
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| someone who dislikes and distrusts women. |
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| the lowest of three elements comprising the capital of a Greek column. |
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| a form of government by a few people. |
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| the revelation of a god, the person who utters the revelation, or the place the revelation is spoken. |
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| one of the architectural systems--Doric, Ionic, Corinthian--used by the Greeks to build their temples. |
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| the triangular section at the end of the gable-roof, often decorated with sculpture. |
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| the freestanding columns surrounding a building. |
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| a military formation in which heavily armed soldiers lined up close together in deep ranks, defended by a wall of shields. |
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| a city-state in ancient Greece. |
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| the lying-in-state of the dead |
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| a theory developed by Pythagoras:the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. |
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| the top step from which a Doric column rises. |
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| in a Doric frieze, the three verticals between the metopes. |
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| an ancient Greek warship with an iron-covered prow. |
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| a form of rule in which power is concentrated in a single person. |
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| an illegitimate leader who exercises absolute power, often oppressively. |
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