In ancient Greece and Rome, a treasury or repository where sacred treasures, money, or important records were kept.
From Greek 'gazophylakion,' combining 'gaze' (treasure) and 'phylassein' (to guard). The term referred to sacred treasure chambers in temples and government buildings.
The word comes directly from an ancient Greek word for 'treasure guardian'—archaeologists still use 'gazophylacium' when discussing how ancient temples stored their wealth and sacred objects!
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