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Stereobate
[edit]In classical Greek architecture, a stereobate (Ancient Greek: ὁ στερεοβάτης) are all but the topmost step[1]: 65,221 -- the stylobate (Ancient Greek: ὁ στυλοβάτης) -- in a stepped platform, the crepidoma (Ancient Greek: τό κρηπίδωμα), a foundation on which the rest of a building, often a temple, rests on.
Etymology
[edit]The term stereobate is a loan from French stéréobate, based on Latin stereobata, a loan from (Ancient Greek: ὁ στερεοβάτης), consisting of στερε- (stere-) and -βαίνειν (-bainein), "to stride, walk"[2].
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[edit]A citation from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities[3].
- ^ Anderson, William J.; Spiers, R. Phené; Dinsmoor, William Bell (1927). The Architecture of Ancient Greece. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd.
- ^ "Stereobate". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marindin, G. D., eds. (1890). "Columna". A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Albemarie St.: John Murray.