Diazoma

Diazoma ( Greek  διάζωμα "belt") refers to one of the broad walks in the Greek theater , which divided the rows of seats into two or three zones (tiers). In the Roman theater building the corresponding term was praecinctiones or also balteus .

The approximately 1.80 m wide corridors were closed off at the back by a 90 cm high wall, over which the next tier rose. Later praecinctio also referred to the rank itself.

swell

• Vitruvius de architectura 5, 3, 4; 5, 6, 7; 5, 7, 7.

literature

• Curt Fensterbusch . In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 1518.