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  • The first story "With Caesar in the Underworld" shows one of the crucial points of divergence in the year 1282 ab urba conditia–"from the founding of the city"–which corresponds with the mid-6th century A.D.

    Archive 2007-07-01 adamosf 2007

  • So although the election was very close in overall numbers, the map gave the appearance that the country was overwhelmingly Republican with tiny enclaves of Democrats due to the fact that the population of the U.S. is concetrated in urba areas.

    Electoral College 2 Rogers 2006

  • Dan wrote to tell me about XinHua, the Chinese official governmental newswire, which features slightly sinister sounding newsbites like this: In order to create a more friendly environment for HIV/AIDS patients, and for the purpose of better prevention, China plans to make relevant knowledge accessible to 75 percent of the urba population, 45 percent of rural residents, and 80 percent of high risk people such as drug users.

    Boing Boing: July 29, 2001 - August 4, 2001 Archives 2001

  • Cetenae mons et urba, caput quondam Phxygiae, e cuius arca aumma Maeander fluvius orieba - tnr; nec procul inde Marsyaa aninis.

    P. Ovidii Nasonis Fastorum libri VI. Ovid, Publius Ovidius Naso, Gottlieb Erdmann Gierig 1812

  • PAIilN* Haeo enim urba teate Stepha - aam nou adfert, cur huic Cvetae urbi po - no y et Suida nomen traxit ako rm 9rrf - tiua prae Arcadibus Peloponaeai tribuen*

    Doctrina nvmorvm vetervm conscripta a Josepho Eckhel .. Hohler, Emerich Thomas, 1781-1846. [from old catalog] 1792

  • Ad oatinm alTei in orientem extremi, urba insignis nominis, tamen ab ea tra - ctum, in quo sita fuit, dictnm fuiaae uomum, apud Tetemm neminem reperit Cellarius.

    Doctrina numorum veterum 1792

  • That’s why I used to do urba exploration in abandoned industrial and construction sites.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - This is hard to look at 2005

  • Sir JeSkry Amherst waiT fighting the battles of his country, while you, my Lord, the darling child of prudence and urba - nity, were practising the generous arts of a courtier, and securing an honourable interest in the antichamber of a favourite. "

    Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer Under Other Signatures: to which are Added His ... Junius, John Mason Good 1812

  • VI. ία, a. urba - nurn magiftratuni capiendi ne - mini) us eft priusquam dena flipcndia emerila habeat.

    Historiarum quidquid superest; 1789

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