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pŏdĭum , ii, n., = πόδιον,
I.an elevated place, a height.
I. In gen. (post-class.): “podia ternis alta pedibus fabricantur,” Pall. 1, 38.—
II. In partic.
A. A projection in a building, a jutty, balcony, podium (postAug.), Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 22; Vitr. 3, 3; 5, 7; 7, 4, 4; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 22.—
B. A projecting part in the circus or amphitheatre, a parapet or balcony next to the arena, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Suet. Ner. 12; cf. Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 45: “omnes ad podium spectantes,” Juv. 2, 147.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 3.3
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7.4.4
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 5.7
    • Suetonius, Nero, 12
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.45
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 5.6.22
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