Peribolus
The Peribolos ( Greek περίβολος "encircling, encircling"; from περὶ peri "around" 'and βάλλειν ballein "throwing, laying, sitting "), plural: Periboloi, is the structural boundary of a temple area ( Temenos ) in ancient Greece . Originally a simple wall, the Peribolos was later surrounded by halls and colonnades , richly decorated with statues and provided with a monumental entrance ( propylon ). An example that is still visible today is the Peribolus of Apollo in the Agora of Corinth .
In the case of grave buildings, a peribolus symbolically separated the grave monuments from this world, it can be seen as the forerunner of today's grave borders. In the Middle Ages the term was transferred to walled, holy districts. In almost all early cultures, enclosures of the most varied kinds represented the usual demarcation of the profane from the sacred space.