What's the meaning of the phrase "accounts of"? Using accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, "the good goddess." the sentence above is a correct version in sentence correction part of the GMAT exam. Is the phrase "accounts of" equals to "loads of"? , or just read it sperately in "accounts" + "of", which means by using someone have said or have presented ?

Is balcony a room in a flat? a little bit confusing about the definition of the term "balcony" . is it a kind of room in a flat as living room, bedroom, bathroom, utility room? or it's just not a "room" simply because it is open-plan? When someone ask me to describe a room in my flat, can I describe my balcony?