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The cemeteries in Africa (called areae) were not catacombs like those in Rome, but above ground in the open air, and often had a chapel (cella) adjoining them, where the reunions of the faithful took place on the anniversaries of the martyrs and of the other Christians who were buried there.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Which reminds me, do any of you SL-Megaminds have any idea when areae might move from vaporware to virtual reality?
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Areae, Inc. only registered areae. net, metaplace. com, and metaplace. org reply
TechCrunch40 Session 8: Entertainment for All Ages Duncan Riley 2005
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The crunchbase link tries to go to metaplace instead of areae, and the Areae site link tries to hit. com instead of.net. reply keema
TechCrunch40 Session 8: Entertainment for All Ages Duncan Riley 2005
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The Circi and Naumachia, if considered as buildings and artificial basins, are admirable; but if examined as areae intended for horse and chariot races, and artificial seas for exhibiting naval engagements, they seem to prove that the antient Romans were but indifferently skilled and exercised either in horsemanship or naval armaments.
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Areola: a small cell on the wings of certain Hemiptera: see also areae
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Such cemeteries were probably laid out wherever the formation was not suitable for the excavation of subterranean passages, at the same time such areae or cemeteries of the Christians had no protection against desecration by a maddened mob.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Curba, which being situated near the Domus Palmata, shuts in the Forum in comely fashion "in modum areae."
The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872
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Gramen hoc (caricosum) totos occupat campos, nudosque colles tam dense et laete germinans, ut e longinquo haberetur campus oryza consitus, tam luxuriose ac fortiter crescit, ut neque hortos neque sylvas evitet, atque tam vehementer prorepit, ut areae vix depurari ac servari possint, licet quotidie deambulentur ...
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Figura similis, quae in his nmanis in duonnn medio stat, in aliis cer - im Melitensibus totam areae aversam fa« dty liisi 'quod snpeme et infeme alata
Doctrina nvmorvm vetervm conscripta a Josepho Eckhel .. Joseph Hilarius von Eckhel, Anton von Steinbüchel, Aubin Louis Millin, Emerich Thomas Hohler 1792
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