Editing Ancient Greek architecture (section)

==== Domestic buildings ====
The Greek word for the family or household, ''[[oikos]]'', is also the name for the house. Houses followed several different types. It is probable that many of the earliest houses were simple structures of two rooms, with an open porch or [[pronaos]], above which rose a low pitched gable or [[pediment]].<ref name="BF3" /> This form is thought to have contributed to temple architecture.

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|caption1  = Plan of the House of Colline, 2nd century BC
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|caption2  = The House of Masks, Delos, 3rd century BC
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The construction of many houses employed walls of sun-dried clay bricks or wooden framework filled with fibrous material such as straw or seaweed covered with clay or plaster, on a base of stone which protected the more vulnerable elements from damp.<ref name="Boardman1" /> The roofs were probably of thatch with eaves which overhung the permeable walls. Many larger houses, such as those at Delos, were built of stone and plastered. The roofing material for the substantial house was tile. Houses of the wealthy had mosaic floors and demonstrated the Classical style.

Many houses centred on a wide passage or "pasta" which ran the length of the house and opened at one side onto a small courtyard which admitted light and air. Larger houses had a fully developed [[peristyle]] (courtyard) at the centre, with the rooms arranged around it. Some houses had an upper floor which appears to have been reserved for the use of the women of the family.<ref name=BF151>{{harvnb|Fletcher|1996|pp=151–153}}.</ref>

City houses were built with adjoining walls and were divided into small blocks by narrow streets. Shops were sometimes located in the rooms towards the street. City houses were inward-facing, with major openings looking onto the central courtyard, rather than the street.<ref name=BF3>{{harvnb|Fletcher|1996|pp=93–97}}.</ref>
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