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 A Very Potter Musical (2009) (TV) Played by Joe Moses (as Snape) 2  Harry Putter and the Sorcerer's Phone (2007) Played by Mike Dinardo (as Professor Snape)  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Played by Alan Rickman (as Severus Snape) / Alec Hopkins (as Young Severus Snape) ...
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.