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The alternation of Greek -os and Latin -us in the nominative singular is familiar to readers of Greek and Latin. In Attic Greek, an original genitive singular ending *-osyo after losing the s (like in the other dialects) lengthens the stem o to the spurious diphthong -ou (see above under Phonology, Vowels): logos "the word" logou from *logosyo ...
A stoa (/ ˈ s t oʊ ə /; plural, stoas, [1] stoai, [1] or stoae / ˈ s t oʊ. iː / [2]), in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. [3] Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order , lining the side of the building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective ...
Indeed, many toponyms in Modern Greek now have different names than were used in by Greek-speaking communities in the past. An example is Malta, which was called Μελίτη (Melítē) and was once home to a Greek-speaking community. However, this community is gone or assimilated, and the common Modern Greek name is Μάλτα (Málta, from ...
The space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen and the door of the screen. Apron 1. A raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet. 2. An open portion of a marine terminal immediately adjacent to a vessel berth, used in the direct transfer of cargo between the vessel and the terminal. 3.
Attic. In classical architecture, the term attic refers to a storey (or low wall) above the cornice of a classical façade.The decoration of the topmost part of a building was particularly important in ancient Greek architecture and this came to be seen as typifying the Attica style, [citation needed] the earliest example known being that of the monument of Thrasyllus in Athens.
The Stoa of Attalos (also spelled Attalus; Greek: Στοά του Αττάλου) was a stoa (covered walkway or portico) in the Agora of Athens, Greece. [1] It was built by and named after King Attalos II of Pergamon, who ruled between 159 BCE and 138 BCE.
The word "attic" is derived from the Attica region of Greece and comes from Attic style architecture. The term referred to "a low decorative façade above the main story of a building" and, as used in the phrase "attic order", [3] had originally indicated a small decorative column above a building's main façade.
Attica (Greek: Αττική, Ancient Greek Attikḗ or Attikī́, Ancient Greek: [atːikɛ̌ː] or Modern:), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding suburban cities and towns.