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Diaulos

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. St - , 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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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Diaulos'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/diaulos.html. 1910.
 
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