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Ephebeum

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. €ck(30s, a young man), in architecture, a large hall in the ancient Palaestra furnished with seats (Vitruvius v. II), the length of which should be a third larger than the width. It served for the exercises of youths of from sixteen to eighteen years of age.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ephebeum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/ephebeum.html. 1910.
 
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