maenianum

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

In ancient Rome, a balcony or gallery for spectators at a public show. 2. Originally, the balcony in the Forum at Rome, for spectators of the gladiatorial combats. 3. In the Roman theatre or amphitheater or circus, an entire range of seats, rising in concentric circles between one crossover and another, but divided radially into a number of compartments (cunei) by the flights of steps (scalae). 4. In an ancient Roman house, an upper story which projects beyond the ground floor. (Harris, 1977)