Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An open vestibule behind the cella of some ancient temples, corresponding to the pronaos in front. See
opisthodomos and posticum.
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There was no epinaos [room at rear of temple], but otherwise the temple is very like in plan and nearly the same size as the Theseum at Athens.
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Together these formed a windowless structure called the _cella_, beyond which was the rear porch, the _posticum_ or _epinaos_.
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890
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