pritaneo

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pritaneo (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing(pl.: pritanei)

  1. (archeologia) nell’antica Grecia, palazzo pubblico nel quale si conservava il fuoco sacro di Estia e si praticavan o grandiosi sacrifici ; in esso abitavano i pritani, si ricevevano gli ambasciatori e si alloggiavano gratuitamente i migliori cittadini
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IPA: /pritaˈnɛo/

deriva dal greco πρυτανεῖον, derivazione di πρυτάνις cioè "pritane" e poi dal latino prytanēum

(archeologia):(storia greca)

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