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Ephebeum
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(from Gr. €ck(30s, a young man), in architecture, a large hall in the ancient Palaestra furnished with seats (Vitruvius v. II), the length of which should be a third larger than the width. It served for the exercises of youths of from sixteen to eighteen years of age.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ephebeum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/ephebeum.html. 1910.