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META

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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 195 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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META  , the Latin word for the

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goal which formed the turn-Ngpoint for the chariot races in the
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Roman' circus . The metae consisted of three conical pillars resting on •a single podium . None have been preserved, but they are shown on coins, gems and terra-cotta bas-reliefs .

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