Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors.

Several of the extinct Baltic languages have a limited or nonexistent written record, their existence being known only from the records of ancient historians and personal or place names.

Several patterns of linking the rings together have been known since ancient times, with the most common being the 4-to-1 pattern ( where each ring is linked with four others ).

Several ancient writers, such as Pliny the Elder and Scribonius Largus, attested to the numbing effect of electric shocks delivered by catfish and torpedo rays, and knew that such shocks could travel along conducting objects.

Several other ancient churches in Eastern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa also use Orthodox, but are distinct from the Orthodox Church as described in this article.

Several ancient texts purporting to be the missing " Epistle to the Laodiceans " have been known to have existed, most of which are now lost.

Several ancient written precursors to Hamlet can be identified.

Several analog computers were constructed in ancient and medieval times to perform astronomical calculations.

Several breeds of sheep were established in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt by 3500 – 3000 BC.

Several ancient philosophers expressed the idea that nature produces a huge variety of creatures, randomly, and that only those creatures that manage to provide for themselves and reproduce successfully survive ; well-known examples include Empedocles

Several versions of this myth have survived from ancient sources.

Several historians have conjectured that this was the most commonly used method in ancient warfare due to its practicality.

Several linguists unsuccessfully attempted to decipher the writing hoping to discover the ancient Prussian writing system.

Several talmudic sources indicating ancient Jewish practice refer to the use of small pebbles, often carried in a special bag, and also to the use of dry grass and of the smooth edges of broken pottery jugs ( e. g., Shabbat 81a, 82a, Yevamot 59b ).

Several ancient Russian towns, such as Suzdal, Yelets, and Pereslavl-Zalessky, have their main square named Krasnaya ploshchad.

Several different versions of Phineus's parentage were presented in ancient texts.

Several of Ceres ' ancient Italic precursors are connected to human fertility and motherhood ; the Pelignan goddess Angitia Cerealis has been identified with the Roman goddess Angerona ( associated with childbirth ).

Several ancient writers give figures for one or both of the armies but unfortunately they are contradictory and in some cases unbelievable.

Several ancient philosophers, including Heraclides Ponticus, wrote commentaries on the cult of Trophonios that are now sadly lost.

Several persons named Heliodorus are known to us from ancient times, the best known of which are:

Several ancient chiefdoms and kingdoms, such as The 4th century BC League of Corinth, Noricum in Central Europe, and the Iroquois in pre-Columbian North America, could be described as federations or confederations.

Several experiments moving megaliths with ancient technology were made at other locations – some of them are listed here.

Several significant ancient Mayan sites are extant in ruined form in the Toledo District.

Several ancient societies built impressive mathematical systems and carried out complex calculations based on proofless heuristics and practical approaches.

Several notable persons of the ancient world were named Antipater, Antipatros ( from, literally meaning " like the father "):

* Several Polynesian countries such as Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, etc.

Several prominent Marquesan political leaders have repeatedly declared themselves in favor of separating from French Polynesia and remaining within the French Republic in case French Polynesian political leaders in Tahiti would proclaim the independence of French Polynesia.

Several French veterans and African and Polynesian campaign groups have waged court cases and public relations struggles demanding government reparations.

* Several subspecies of the Marquesan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus mendanae ), including the Long-billed Polynesian Warbler ( A. m. postremus )

Several risk management standards have been developed including the Project Management Institute, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, actuarial societies, and ISO standards.

Several modern societies have been formed for the study of Rosicrucianism and allied subjects.

Several secret societies in Shandong predated the Boxers.

Several editors used the device of veiling parliamentary debates as debates of fictitious societies or bodies.

Several officially-approved societies of traditionalist priests exist, most notably the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter ( FSSP ), the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest ( ICRSS ), the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Institute of the Good Shepherd ( IGS ), the Servants of Jesus and Mary ( Servi Jesu et Mariae, SJM ), the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem ( CRNJ ), the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius ( SJC ), the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney ( PAASJV ).

Several clan societies have been granted coats of arms.

Several major societies within the game were declared the results of centuries of subtle, behind-the-scenes guidance, with varying degrees of success.

" Several anti-slavery societies had been formed and free blacks, Quakers and other abolitionists operated safe houses associated with the Underground Railroad, but lower class and ethnic whites opposed the abolitionist movement because of competition for jobs.

Several academic associations and societies promote research in the field.

Several students societies, inter-college festivals, and the college magazine " Nirmaan " serve as a platform to enhance students personality.

Several students who had not been admitted to the Greek societies had chosen to transfer.

Several fan societies have sprung up in the official forums including the Jake Groupies, Ana Matronic Appreciation Society, and the Scissor Sisters Party Bus ; the latter two having spilled over to their own sites.

Several of the founders were members of the Irving Literary Society, but they wanted to cut across the boundaries of this and other literary societies to form their new fraternity.

Several secret societies also develop, using eugenics programs, intensive mental and physical training, and pharmaceutical enhancements to hone human skills to an astonishing degree.

Several institutions and societies are producing standards on alarm management to assist their members in the best practices use of alarms in industrial manufacturing systems.

Several other societies have come and gone, notably the Ferrymead Military Museum Society.

Several breeding societies have lately come under scrutiny for breeding their horses too " hot ".

Several other societies share the Philomathean name.

Several centuries before Western civilisation developed the science of sociology, the 14th century Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun concluded that societies are living organisms that, due to universal causes, experience cyclic birth, growth, maturity, decline, and inevitable death.

Several of the societies in the book practice the sacrifice of kings.

Several SAR societies and chapters have active color guard groups that appear in various public and private venues as a means of community outreach.

Several British and other universities have debating societies called The Union or a variation on that.

Several studies have found that the death rates from inter-group violence are similar for human non-state societies and chimpanzees.