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A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s west coast, just north of present-day ...
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Inside Italy's Carrara marble mountains worth $1 billion
The luxury stone comes the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in northern Tuscany that stretches for 58 km and reaches 2,000 meters high. Marble has been carved here since the Ancient Roman times ...
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were scented, study finds
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...
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This Particular Marble Is What the Coolest Designers Use to Give Bathrooms a Moody, Members-Only Club Vibe
The material of choice for design buffs in the know, this marble is set to become the hottest material of the year.