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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Arcosolium

Britannica 11th

ARCOSOLIUM (from Lat. arcus, arch, and solium, a sarcophagus), an architectural term applied to an arched recess used as a burial place in a catacomb (<?.».)•

Vol. 2, pp. 446-446 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0
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Argostoli

Britannica 11th

ARGOSTOLI (anc. Cephallenia) , the capital of Cephalonia (one of the Ionian islands), and the seat of a bishop of the Greek church. Pop. about 10,000. It possesses an excellent harbour, a quay a mile in length, and a fine bridge. Shipbuilding and silk-spinning

Vol. 2, pp. 482-482 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 33.16
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