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Since the Latin word for them was mansio - whence 'mansion' - I imagine they were rather impressive.

The Forgotten Legion, by Ben Kane. Book review Carla 2009

A couple of weeks ago, Channel 4's Time Team archaeology programme was investigating a Roman mansio, which they described as the approximate equivalent of a motel and wayside inn, in the South of England.

Horseshoes in Roman and post-Roman use Carla 2006

A couple of weeks ago, Channel 4's Time Team archaeology programme was investigating a Roman mansio, which they described as the approximate equivalent of a motel and wayside inn, in the South of England.

Archive 2006-04-01 Carla 2006

Helena had picked out a four-tower mansio on her trusty map, where we yearned to stay in luxury and recover from the privations of the Elephant at Corinth — but not tonight, my friends.

See Delphi and Die Davis, Lindsey 2005

So now he was staring in amazement at the mansio landlord's enormous bill.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

Next day we saw the stranger, struggling to edge a cartload of large, well-wrapped items out through the mansio gates.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

We all sat around a large table in the dingy hall that passed for a communal dining room at the mansio, with my sister hunched slightly to one side.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

We had been stuck at some mansio in the drabber parts of Gaul when we found time for our tutorial.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

[Hebrew: n'iy zebel], _mansio habitationis_ (habitatio tectissima);

Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 Various