in the recess or pastaswithout a hearth on the north side of the courtyard,while at Girgenti we see the intermediate stage of a recess 356 Greek House of the [CH. vithout prodomos opening off the courtyard, with alearth in the middle. Before quitting this period brief mention must benade of a… … House at Praesos. tions, have caused Mr Bosanquet to suggest that it mayhave been a Koifirjnjpiov or house of public entertain-ment 2. On the evidence of the pottery it has been datedas belonging to the third century b.c. The house, which is very irregular in plan, probablybecause the space…
