diazoma
dĭăzōma, ătis, n., = διάζωμα,
- a space between the seats in a theatre, Vitr. 5, 6, 7; cf. balteus, no. 2. d.
diazōma, atis, n. (διάζωμα, die Umgürtung), der im Amphitheater ringsherum gehende breite Absatz zwischen den Sitzerhöhungen der Zuschauer, rein lat. praecinctio od. balteus, Vitr. 5, 6, 7 (5, 6, 4).
dĭazōma, ătis, n. (διάζωμα), enceinte : Vitr. Arch. 5, 6, 7.
DIAZOMA
DIAZO´MA(διάζωμα). [SUBLIGACULUM]
Diazōma
(διάζωμα). See subligaculum.
diazoma
Diazomata: Broad curving latitudinal passageways and gangways which intersect with the vertical stairways.
Description: The partitioning of the theatron was effectively designed to handle large numbers of spectators who attended the dramas held in the theater buildings. These ways divided the seating areas into sections, which are known as the kerkides.
- kerkis
- cunei