Peristylium

Quick meaning: Peristylium is a noun meaning (chiefly in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle.

Meaning

(chiefly in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle.

Example Sentences

Yet still the peristylia of lordly mansions were decked with flowers and wreathed with ivy, for it was forbidden to manifest any signs of grief.

This house, like many others at the time of the destruction of the city, was undergoing repairs—one of the sides of the peristylium being left unfrescoed, the other being finished.

Escorted back to the Praetorium building two hours later wearing a simple Roman tunic, Marcellinus was ushered into a peristylium area, a small courtyard open to the sky surrounded by a portico of rough wooden columns.

"If she should discover that I had enlisted with slaves and shopkeepers in the Galilean's fellowship"—Claudia shrugged, left unfinished her observation. She crossed the mosaic of the terrace's paving and entered the peristylium.

Word Forms

• peristyliums
• peristylia

Synonyms for peristylium

Depending on context, synonyms include peristylum.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peristyle, peristasis, pteron, peridromos, peribolus, propylaeon.

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