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                    "description": "(adj.adj.adj.) : Vĕlĭa, ae, f.\n* An elevated part of the Palatine Hill at Rome, Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.; Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 54; Liv. 2, 7, 6.— Hence, Vĕlĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Velia, Velian: Veliense sexticeps in Veliā apud aedem deum penatium, an old formula ap. Varr. L. L. l. l.\n* A town on the coast of Lucania, a colony of the Phocoeans, orig. called Ὑέλη, afterwards Ἐλέα, Lat. Elea (v. h. v.), now Castellamare della Bruca, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71; Gell. 10, 16, 3; Cic. Fam. 7, 19, 1; 7, 20, 1; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 40, § 99; 2, 5, 17, § 44; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 1 al.—Hence\n* Vĕ-lĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Velia, Velian: sacerdotes,Cic. Balb. 24, 55.—Plur.: Vĕlĭenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Velia, the Velians, Cic. Fam. 7, 20, 1; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 69.\n* A Spanish tribe, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 26."
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                    "description": "Feminine Personal name\nConfirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:\n<ul>\n<li>Velia Pumidia Maximilla (Fem, senator), ref: PIR V1 0230 | <a href='https:\/\/pir.bbaw.de\/id\/14111'>PIR ID14111<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>"
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