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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 579 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CAVEA , the Latin name given to the subterranean cells in which the See also:

WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild beasts were confined See also:

prior to the combats in the See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

ARENA (Lat. for " sand ")

arena . The See also:

TERM

term is sometimes applied to the See also:

AMPHITHEATRE (Gr. 441, around, and O&arpov, a place for spectators)

amphitheatre (q.v.) itself .

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