AMPHITHAL´AMUS
AMPHITHAL´AMUS (
ἀμφιθάλαμος), a room in the
gynaeconitis, or women's quarters, in a Greek house, opposite the
θάλαμος, from which it was separated by
the
παστάς. It served probably as a
sleeping apartment for the grown--up daughters. (
Vitr.
6.7.2.) [
DOMUS]
[
J.H.O]