Prostate house

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The prostate house ( Greek  προστάς prostas "antechamber") is one of the ancient Greek house types. Other house types include the pasta house , the megaron and the peristyle .

Greek dwelling house, 1st entrance, 2nd courtyard, 3rd vestibule (Prostas), 4th oikos; there is an exedra opposite the vestibule

The core of the Prostashaus is the oikos with vestibule ( Prostas ), in principle a further development of the Bronze Age megaron . Depending on the wealth and space, additional rooms can be grouped around the courtyard, such as an andron or an exedra . In contrast to the pasta house, the oikos and the vestibule (prostas) form a unit that are only assigned to each other and remain recognizable as such from the courtyard. The Prostas remains a vestibule and never assumes the character of a corridor like the Pastas. Usually two smaller adjoining rooms are attached to the side of the Oikos. The rear one is generally regarded as a chamber, while the front one, mostly accessed from the courtyard, is interpreted as an early Andron.

Examples of prostate houses were found in Priene , Kolophon , and Pergamon from the 7th century BC. BC also excavated in Vroulia . House 33 in Priene is an example of how a prostate house from the 4th century BC With the help of the neighboring property to a prostate house more than twice as large from the 2nd century BC. Was expanded.

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