What if the Varini had one holy island, and the Angli another--so that the insulae sacrae, with their corresponding casta nemora, were two in number?
It often appears as the Fortunate Isle or Islands, "Insulae Fortunatae" or "Beatae.
These insulae were usually built or owned by men of capital, and were often called by the names of their owners.
It is more than likely that many of the insulaewere badly built by speculators, and liable to collapse.
When the supply came to be large enough, the owners ofinsulae and domus were allowed to have water laid on by private pipes, as we have it in modern towns; but it is not certain when this permission was first given.
Tutela is mentioned as a protecting deity both of insulae and domus by St. Jerome, Com.
Plutarch of the Isles of the Blessed, and it is certain that toward the close of the republic the name Insulae Fortunatae was given to certain of the Atlantic islands, including the Canaries.
The Canaries, called by the ancients Insulae Fortunatae.
On the plans the Insulae are designated by Arabic numerals, but in the text small Roman numerals are used for the sake of clearness; thus, Ins.
Q, in the pavement between the second and fourth Insulae of Region VII.
The street referred to runs between the tenth and twelfth Insulae of Region VI, direct to the city wall.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "insulae" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
