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noun

Poecĭle

gen. Poecĭlēs · gender feminine
= Ποικίλη (variegated).
The picture-gallery, a celebrated hall; portico in the market-place at Athens •
The picture-gallery, a celebrated hall or portico in the market-place at Athens: in porticu, quae Poecile vocatur, Nep. Milt. 6, 3; cf. Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 59.—
A gallery in the Athenian style at the Tiburtine villa of the emperor Hadrian
A gallery in the Athenian style at the Tiburtine villa of the emperor Hadrian, Spart. Hadr. 26.
Perseus ID: n36783 Key: Poecile