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Pterōma

πτέρωμα) and Pteron (πτερόν). An architectural term denoting a colonnade on the flank of a temple and projecting like a wing, whence the name (Pliny , Pliny H. N. xxxvi. 4Pliny H. N., 9).

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    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 36.4
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 36.9
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