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	Necropolis by Night - Chapter 2
		The Missouri Pacific Railroad reached Necropolis in 1865, and in 1869 the Hannibal Bridge became the first bridge to span the Missouri River, and was opened to traffic.
		Old Necropolis, west of the Kaw River in the state of Kansas was platted in 1868, and incorporated into the Wyandotte community in 1872.
		Necropolis is not known as the "City of Fountains" for nothing - there are over 125 of them in the city proper.
	www.public.asu.edu /~gdeane/Necropolis/nbnstory/chapter2.html (773 words)

	Glasgow Necropolis History 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Necropolis was the first planned cemetery in Glasgow, and marked a new era in hygiene and sanitation.
		The Necropolis was one of the few cemeteries at that time to keep records of the dead, including profession, ages, sex and cause of death.
		The Necropolis still attracts many visitors, not only because the celebration of death is possibly one of the most constant ceremonies ever invented, but architecturally it is a very concise representation of the Victorian preoccupation with historical style and symbols.
	www.glasgow.gov.uk /en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Parks_gardens/GlasgowNecropolis/glasgownecropolishistory3.htm (976 words)

	necropolis - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mummy : Egyptian mummies: 10,000 mummies at Baharîya Oasis necropolis
		Archaeologists excavating an ancient site in Egypt's remote western desert have uncovered a vast necropolis, or burial area, that is estimated to contain as many as 10,000 mummies in hundreds of tombs.
		The town is famous chiefly for its extensive necropolis,...
	encarta.msn.com /necropolis.html (125 words)

	Necropolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A necropolis (plural: necropolises or necropoleis) is a cemetery or burying-place, literally a "city of the dead".
		Examples of this kind of necropolis can be found on the Appian Way just outside Rome and at the Alyscamps in Arles, France.
		During the 19th century, necropolises enjoyed a revival spurred by the Victorian fashion for large, elaborate memorials.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Necropolis (203 words)

	Demise of the Necropolis Railway by John M. Clarke
		On December 29, 1940, the Necropolis train, berthed in its siding, was narrowly missed by several incendiary bombs and saved from damage by a screen of coal trucks standing on an adjacent line.
		Hence the Directors concluded (in September 1945) that 'Past experience and present changed conditions made the running of the Necropolis private train obsolete.' The LNC therefore sought permission from the Southern Railway to sell the remainder of the premises in return for the surrender of the 999-year lease.
		The Necropolis was originally promoted as concerns about public health in the nation's capital and elsewhere had increased, London having suffered its first cholera epidemic in the mid-nineteenth century.
	www.historyplace.com /specials/clarke.htm (838 words)

	Heroes Community - It's better to call the necropolis as the Underworld town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Necropolis means "city of the dead" therefore it's a town of undead, not demons.
		The term 'necropolis' was coined to be a fancy word for 'cemetery' in the early 19th Century.
		Necropolis is a name I always liked and the one they should keep.
	www.bestsitez.com /heroescommunity/viewthread.php3?FID=5&TID=1427 (657 words)

	Unveiled Necropolis at Vatican Opens - Science - RedOrbit
		The necropolis, which was unearthed three years ago during construction of a parking lot, will open to the public this week.
		However, Liverani noted that the necropolis spans an era "when it was difficult to document Christianity" as the religion of the deceased because Christians were still persecuted in the empire.
		The necropolis ran along the edges of an ancient Roman road, Via Triumphalis, and is distinct from another necropolis that followed the lines of another ancient road, Via Cornelia, whose ruins can be seen under St. Peter's Basilica.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/687486/unveiled_necropolis_at_vatican_opens/index.html (698 words)

	International Catacomb Society: Visiting the Vatican Necropolis below Saint Peter’s Basilica
		Visits to the "scavi" require an advance booking by fax or e-mail addressed to the Ufficio degli Scavi, Fabbrica di San Pietro specifying the dates possible for the visit, languages spoken by those interested in participating and a contact number in Rome in order to confirm the date and time of the visit.
		The restoration of the necropolis for the Jubilee 2000 has recently been concluded.
		Debate over the interpretation of graffitti scratched onto a red-painted plaster wall in the area of the apostle’s shrine cannot detract from the important archaeological discovery of a well-preserved street lined with brick mausolea and surface tombs.
	www.catacombsociety.org /visiting_necropolis.html (250 words)

	Heroes of Might and Magic III: Necropolis
		Necropolis is the hometown of the Necromancers and the head of the Necromancers Guild has been Archibald Ironfist, the crown prince of Enroth.
		The only creatures that have left the Necropolis after the Succession War were the Mummies, who were extremely tired of all these battles and decided to take a rest in their pyramids.
		Actually, in Necropolis everyone breathed the sign of relief when the Mummies proclaimed their intention to become neutral.
	ancienthomeofdragon.homestead.com /Necropolis.html (722 words)

	London Necropolis Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The London Necropolis Company, also London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company, was set up in 1850, and established by Act of Parliament in 1852.
		Brookwood Cemetery was set up at Brookwood near Woking, landscaped by William Tite, and by 1854 it was the largest cemetery in the world.
		The London Necropolis Company was dissolved around 1975, and the cemetery has been administered privately since.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Necropolis_Company (116 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Necropolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the epic fantasy adventure NECROPOLIS, a young warrior-priest undertakes a perilous journey to an unknown land, and for his trouble is beaten and imprisoned.
		Amid rumors of new wars and struggles for both power and peace and prophecies of the return of the Old Ones from the City of the Dead, the Necropolis, bringing death and destruction to all, Conyr is indifferent or, at least, numb.
		Necropolis is called a "fantasy adventure," but it's a more powerful and complex story than that description might imply.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592861520?v=glance (1611 words)

	Necropolis Awakened
		Necropolis Awakened, released through Pathfinder Pictures in the spring of 2003, has been featured in both Fangoria* and Rue Morgue.
		Necropolis Awakened is available to order at various online retailers including Amazon, Blockbuster, Barnes and Noble and Best Buy.
		Necropolis Awakened was hudsonpro's first full length distributed production.
	www.hudsonpro.com /necropolis_awakened (328 words)

	Cassana's Necropolis Guide for Heroes of Might and Magic III
		This review is made for hard and lower difficulty level both for Necropolis and in a view of joining forces with Conflux as well.
		I like Necropolis because of its easiness in building up, its very powerful army in combat situation and the heroes - all are powerful in both might and magic.
		Necropolis has an advantage that it can collect new skeletons from every battle.
	ancienthomeofdragon.homestead.com /Cassana_guide.html (948 words)

	Newly unveiled necropolis at Vatican soon open to visitors - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VATICAN CITY — Visitors to the Vatican will soon be able to descend into an ancient world of the dead, a newly unveiled necropolis that was a burial place for the rich and not-so-affluent during Roman imperial rule.
		Vatican Museums officials and archaeologists on Monday gave a press tour of the necropolis, which was unearthed three years ago during construction of a parking lot.
		Among those buried in the necropolis was a set designer for Pompey's Theater, notorious as the setting for the assassination of Julius Caesar.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/science/discoveries/2006-10-09-vatican-necropolis_x.htm?POE=TECISVA (689 words)

	Necropolis- Glasgow, United Kingdom - VirtualTourist.com
		The Glasgow Necropolis is one of the oldest burial grounds in the Glasgow area, it's probably not the most riveting or happy place to go to but it does have it's attractions.
		Among the "residents" of the Necropolis are a few famous Glasgow traders and a man by the name of William Miller - more commonly known as the man that wrote about Wee Willie Winkie, and a fantastic tribute to John Knox.
		The Necropolis was started by the the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831 (some sources say 1832) and modelled after "Pere Lachaise" cemetary in Paris.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Strathclyde/Glasgow-312495/Things_To_Do-Glasgow-Necropolis-BR-1.html (894 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Vatican unveils necropolis
		Above is the detail of an engraving in an ancient necropolis unearthed at the Vatican three years ago.
		The necropolis, which was unearthed three years ago during construction of a parking lot, was recently opened to the public.
		A mosaic floor is seen in the necropolis, which was found during construction of a parking lot for Vatican employees and vehicles.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650202270,00.html (728 words)

	EGYPT DISCOVERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The discovery of the remnants of a huge cemetery, known as the Ptolomean Necropolis in the Gabbari area in Alexandria, Egypt, has been hailed as a major success by archaeologists.
		The cemetery, dating back to Ptolomean times, two centuries B-C. was an important symbol for the inhabitants of Alexandria who were used to bury their dead according to a certain ritual.
		Necropolis was situated in the western part of the city not far from the celebrated 120 metre-high light-house, one of the seven marvels of the world while all the scholars of the Mediterranean region would pay a visit to the no less famed library nearby.
	www.artcult.com /10newsan.htm (564 words)

	necropolis on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Necropolis Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary Site Is One Of Toronto's Oldest Cemeteries And The Final Resting Place For Many Of The City's Pioneers.
		Polish, Egyptian archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old necropolis in Egypt
		Archaeologists in Egypt unearth 5,000-year-old necropolis with 20 tombs
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-necropol.asp (213 words)

	Vast Necropolis Discovered under Obelisk Site
		The team was sent to Axum, a protected UN World Heritage Site in northern Ethiopia, last week to survey the area in preparation for the return from Italy of the massive obelisk, the third and final piece of which arrived on Monday.
		It is to be re-erected on its orginal site by September or October and the discovery of the necropolis is expected to boost already high archaelogical interest in the Axum area, UNESCO said.
		It adopted Christianity around 325 AD but gradually lost influence with the spread of Islam through the region and the last king was overthrown in the 12th century.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2005/04/29-04-05/vast_necropolis_discovered_under.htm (436 words)

	Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries - Toronto Necropolis
		Established in 1850, the Toronto Necropolis is one of Toronto's oldest and most historic cemeteries.
		The Necropolis is the final resting place of such prominent individuals as Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, journalist George Brown, founder of what is now The Globe and Mail, and John Ross Robertson, founder of the Toronto Telegram.
		There is still limited burial space available at the Necropolis, including single grave lots, which can accommodate two caskets plus cremated remains and which permit a flat marker.
	www.mountpleasantgroupofcemeteries.ca /our_cemeteries/toronto_necropolis.asp (344 words)

	Necromancer Games: Products
		An epic adventure and sourcebook by The Master himself, Gary Gygax's Necropolis is a vast campaign scenario that sweeps the characters into an epic adventure across the magical desert kingdom of Khemit.
		Necropolis is also a campaign sourcebook, detailing the lands of Khemit, new classes and prestige classes, new spells and more than 60 monsters unique to the desert lands.
		Gary Gygax's Necropolis is a full length 288 page hardcover epic adventure and campaign sourcebook designed for 4 to 8 characters of 10th to 18th level.
	www.necromancergames.com /products.html (6116 words)

	The Brookwood Necropolis Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The "London Necropolis" was intended to become London's only cemetery by providing enough land to contain all the metropolitan dead for an almost indefinite period.
		The London Necropolis Company was established in 1852 and provided the Brookwood cemetery near Woking in Surrey.
		If you have located your railway ancestor and want to know more about the railway on which they worked then contact this company for their catalog of over 150 titles of books and videos dealing with specific railways around the country.
	www.rootsweb.com /~wiilbig/RevFiles/v3n4r3.htm (236 words)

	Glasgow Necropolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Necropolis has been described as a ‘unique representation of Victorian Glasgow, built when Glasgow was the second city of the empire.
		The Necropolis remains one of the most significant cemeteries in Europe, exceptional in its contribution to the townscape, its symbolic relationship to Glasgow Cathedral and to the medieval heart of the City.
		The site of the Glasgow Necropolis also played an integral part of the history of the medieval City of Glasgow.
	www.glasgow.gov.uk /en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Parks_gardens/GlasgowNecropolis (485 words)

	The Australian: Ancient necropolis unearthed (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A TEAM of Australian archaeologists has unearthed a 5000-year-old necropolis with 20 well-preserved tombs in a poor neighbourhood of Helwan, just outside Cairo, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said today.
		The statement quoted Christian Kohler, head of the Australian mission, as saying a newly discovered limestone relief, which was found within the necropolis, was one of many in Helwan representing early uses of hieroglyphic text.
		It added that two large limestone tombs dated to the Old Kingdom, 2575-2134 BC, also were found in Helwan that have the same architectural style as some in Giza and Saqqara, their walls containing a collection of small chapels and niches.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,9837177^1702,00.html (189 words)

	Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow.
		The Necropolis stands on a hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral, just a short walk across the Bridge of Sighs.
		The Aitken of Dalmoak Mausoleum, above, containing four lairs, is the largest in the Necropolis.
		The figures of Charity and Hope stand outside the John Houldsworth Mausoleum, inside is the figure of Faith.
	www.headstones.fsnet.co.uk /gnecrop.htm (152 words)

	Infuriate Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Infuriate was formed as Necropolis late 2001 from the ashes of Nemesis Degenerated and Insanity in Disguise.Two bands that had been around in the local scene for some time.
		The following year was used to gain podium experience and to develop a full show that we could play, including some theatrical bits for the show-element.
		By now we have enough material to record a new demo which will be recorded in June or Juli 2004.This release will feature eight new tracks that are a lot more agressive than the first songs we wrote.
	members.home.nl /fogheri (281 words)

	Necropolis in Tyre - Beirut Lebanon
		The Al-Bass necropolis, along with a monumental arch and one of the largest Roman hippodromes ever found, comprise the Roman ruins located in the inland area of the city of Tyre.
		Excavation on the necropolis began in 1959 and extended until the beginning of the civil war.
		The Directorate General of Antiquities has identified the necropolis in Tyre as the most important Roman necropolis in Lebanon, and possibly the region.
	www.usembassy.gov.lb /Pressreleases/092603PR_Necropolis.htm (270 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Necropolis proves headache for Vatican car park builders
		Digging for the 300-space car park began several months ago, but Vatican officials are now rethinking the project after the remains of the nearly 2,000-year-old necropolis were unearthed.
		Before it could be completed, the frescoed walls of a second-century villa had had to be removed by the Italian culture ministry.
		Archaeological experts from the Vatican Museum were called in to advise on the new car park in late February, reportedly when security guards stopped a lorry leaving the building site loaded with amphorae and tombstones from the necropolis, inscribed in Latin.
	www.guardian.co.uk /italy/story/0,12576,911638,00.html (459 words)

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