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INSULA, Latin. An island. In the Roman law the word is applied to a house not connected with other houses, but separated by a surrounding space of ground. Calvini Lex; Vicat, Vocab. ad voc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I found especially enlightening the essays on the archaeology of the domus and insulae by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Monika Trumper, and Eric Meyers, the study of the language of equality in early Christian house churches by Peter Lampe, and Richard Saller's examination of "Women, Slaves, and the Economy of the Roman Household. A case report with identification of intact insulae with fine needle aspiration biopsy. The British Union: A Critical Edition and Translation of David Hume of Godscroft's De Unione Insulae Britannicae. |
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