-arium (s), -aria (pl)

1. A hospital or colony for the treatment and isolation of leprosy patients.
2. A hospital for the treatment of patients with leprosy.
3. A hospital especially designed for the care of those suffering from leprosy, especially those who need expert care.

An instrument representing the phases and motions of the moon.

The miliaria [mile stones] were erected every 1,000 paces, or Roman mile, on all Roman roads after 123 B.C. It was a massive cylindrical stone, over six feet in height and weighing two or more tons.

The miliarium generally gave the distance from the town where the road originated, the name and titles of the emperor under whose auspices the road was built, sometimes the names of those who built it [Legio III Augusta build this road], and sometimes the date when it was finished.

In addition, the miliarium generally specified whether the road was repaired (ristituit) or built at the emperor's own expense (pecunia sua) and whether it was a gravel road (via glarea) or a paved road (via stata).

Thousands of miliaria have been removed from the roads; many are found to have been used in building houses, churches, and foundations, while a few of the others have been moved to museums.

In addition to milestones, there were the itineraria to guide tourists, military commanders and commercial travelers over the Roman roads. The itineraria were schematic maps with symbols to indicate such geographical features as mountains, rivers, and lakes, as well as way-stops, official night quarters (mansiones), military bases (castra praetoriana), and post-houses, (mutationes) where horses were kept in readiness. The itineraria also gave the distances between points on the road.

A large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.

A place where snakes are kept; a snake house.

Relating to the pituitary gland.

1. A building usually with a domed ceiling onto which movable images of the stars, planets, and other objects seen in the night sky are projected for an audience.
2. A model of the solar system, often a working model showing how the planets revolve around the Sun.

A place, or places, for raising frogs or where they are kept.

1. The space between the anterior edge of the nasus and the lip.
2. In mammals, the extremity of the nose; especially, when hairless and habitually moist.
3. The area of hairless skin surrounding the nostrils in some animals.
4. That portion of an insect that would be the nose if it had one.

A spittoon; especially, one genteelly disguised with a lid, ornamental casing, etc.

Information is located at Chemical Element: samarium .