The Greek House

Abstract

The prevalent notions about the Greek house, however much they have varied from one another, have usually agreed on certain essential characteristics; indeed, it may almost be said that there is a general consensus of opinion among archaeologists in favour of a normal plan such as that given in P. Gardner and Jevons' Manual of Greek Antiquities. According to this plan the Greek house consists of two courts; the first, which is entered through a vestibule from the street, is called the ἀνδρωνῖτις it is the court of the men, and is surrounded by colonnades, out of which open the living and sleeping rooms of the male members of the household. Behind this is a passage, closed by the μέταυλος or μέσαυλος θύρα leading into a second court called the γυναικωνῖτις or court of the women. At the back of this second court is the deep recess known as the παστὰς προστάς on the other sides are colonnades; and around the court are the living and sleeping rooms of the women, the largest and most important, the θάλαμος and ἀμφιθάλαμος being on either side of the παστάς

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