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DIAULOS (from Gr. &-, double, and ai,X6s, pipe)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 171 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DEM-DIO
DIAULOS (from Gr. &-, double, and ai,X6s, pipe) , in
architecture
 , the
peristyle
 
round
  the
great
 
court
  of the palaestra, described by Vitruvius (v. II), which measured two stadia (1200 ft.) in length; on the
south
  side this
peristyle
  had two rows of columns, so that in stormy weather the rain might not be driven into the inner
part
 . The word was also used in
ancient
 
Greece
  for a foot-race of twice the usual length.


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