Gynaeceum. (1) In ancient Greece, the womenâs half of the rear part of a home, which included sleeping quarters for the masters and quarters for daughters and slave women. (2) In the late Roman Empire and Byzantium, state or private workshops (primarily weaving shops), where both male and female slaves worked.
1 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts (2014) Played by Alan Rickman (as Severus Snape) 2  Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task (2006) (V) Played by Alan Rickman (as Prof. Severus Snape)  Creating the Vision (2004) (V) Played by Alan Rickman (as Prof. Severus Snape)
Alan Rickman, Watchable Villain in âHarry Potterâ and âDie Hard,â Dies at 69. Alan Rickman, the accomplished British stage actor who brought an erudite dignity to film roles like Hans Gruber, the nefarious mastermind of âDie Hard,â and Severus Snape, the dour master of potions in the âHarry Potterâ series, died on Thursday in London. He was 69.