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1. megaronnoun

   The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.

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1. Megaron

   The megaron (; Ancient Greek: μέγαρον, [mégaron]), plural megara , was the great hall in very early Mycenean and ancient Greek palace complexes. Architecturally, it was a rectangular hall that was surrounded by four columns, fronted by an open, two-columned portico, and had a central, open hearth that vented though an oculus in the roof.The megaron also contained the throne-room of the wanax, or Mycenaean ruler, whose throne was located in the main room with the central hearth. Similar architecture is found in the Ancient Near East though the presence of the open portico, generally supported by columns, is particular to the Aegean. Megara are sometimes referred to as "long-rooms", as defined by their rectangular (non-square) shape and the position of their entrances, which are always along the shorter wall so that the depth of the space is larger than the width. There were often many rooms around the central megaron, such as archive rooms, offices, oil-press rooms, workshops, potteries, shrines, corridors, armories, and storerooms for such goods as wine, oil and wheat. Evidence suggests that the megara of ancient Greece were often created using the construction techniques of “Wattle-and-Daub” and “Pisé”.The megaron is thought to have been used for sacrificial processions, as well as for royal functions and court meetings. However, parts of the megaron functioned as habitable spaces, and were utilized as living quarters prior to the eighth century BC.

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1. Megaron

   The megaron is the great hall of the Grecian Palace complexes. It was a rectangular Hall, fronted by an open, two-columned porch, and a more or less central, open hearth vented though an oculus in the roof above it and surrounded by four columns. It was particularly Aegean, due to the open porch which was usually supported by columns. The entrance is the feature that helps to distinguish the megaron, due to its position at the entrance, which is along the shorter wall so that the depth is larger than the width. There are often many rooms around the central Megaron, such as archive rooms, offices, oil-press rooms, workshops, potteries, shrines, corridors, armories, and storerooms for food/alcohol.

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1. marengo

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of megaron in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of megaron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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