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- ...sed mercury in ointments; the [[ancient Egyptians]] and the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] used it in [[cosmetics]] which sometimes deformed the face. By 500 BC mer69 KB (10,077 words) - 20:35, 20 September 2010
- Segmental pavers have been used for thousands of years. The Romans built roads with them that are still there. But it wasn’t until the mid8 KB (1,465 words) - 09:23, 20 September 2010
- By the first century AD, Greeks and Romans had already observed, at least in passing, that slaves involved in the weav77 KB (11,403 words) - 20:32, 20 September 2010
- ...ly, the color of blood was associated with rust, as [[Ancient Rome|ancient Romans]] associated the planet [[Mars]] with the god of war since Mars is orange-r67 KB (9,844 words) - 19:17, 21 September 2010
- ...s-Gravenzande]] (lit. ''The Count's Sand'') – [[William, King of the Romans]] (and Count of Holland)100 KB (12,554 words) - 20:06, 21 September 2010
- ...actical method of preserving the nutrients of milk. The ancient Greeks and Romans seemed to have considered butter a food fit more for the northern [[barbari40 KB (5,956 words) - 18:36, 13 October 2010