prytaneum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prytaneum
1590–1600; < Latin prytanēum < Greek prytaneîon, akin to prýtanis prince, ruler, chief
Example Sentences
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It was after one of these fruitless debates that Democrates passed out of the gathering at the Corinthian prytaneum, with his colleagues all breathing forth their wrath against Dorian stupidity and evasiveness.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Thus the prytaneum grew into a religious institution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The use of a common prytaneum, of circular form, like the Roman temple of Vesta, testified to the common origin of the North American Assinais and Maichas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
According to Cicero, a bronze statue of Sappho, made by Silanion, stood in the prytaneum at Syracuse, and was stolen by Verres.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
These men you should entertain at the prytaneum, not put under indictment.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Francke, Kuno
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