Varro and Verrius Flaccus describe " sacella " in ways that at first seem contradictory, the former defining a " sacellum " in its entirety as equivalent to a " cella ", which is specifically an enclosed space, and the latter insisting that a " sacellum " had no roof . " Enclosure, " however, is the shared characteristic, roofed over or not . " The " sacellum ", " notes J�rg R�pke, " was both less complex and less elaborately defined than a temple proper ."
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Varro and Verrius Flaccus describe " sacella " in ways that at first seem contradictory, the former defining a " sacellum " in its entirety as equivalent to a " cella ", which is specifically an enclosed space, and the latter insisting that a " sacellum " had no roof . " Enclosure, " however, is the shared characteristic, roofed over or not . " The " sacellum ", " notes J�rg R�pke, " was both less complex and less elaborately defined than a temple proper ."
