Fauces (architecture)

Fauces is an architectural term given by Vitruvius (Arch. 3.6.3) to narrow passages on either side of the tablinum, through which access could be obtained from the atrium to the peristylar court in the rear.[1] The Latin word faucēs means "the upper part of the throat", and figuratively refers to any kind of narrow entrance or passageway.[2]

Diagram of a typical Roman domus.

Bibliography

Greenough, J. B. 1890. "The Fauces of the Roman House." Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 1:1-12. (at JSTOR).

References

One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fauces". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
"Charlton T. Lewis, an Elementary Latin Dictionary, faucēs".

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