White teeth were prized by the Romans, and so false teeth, made from bone, ivory and paste, were very popular.
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The Top Ten CRAZIEST Things Ancient Romans Did!
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Purple clothing was all the rage but was a status symbol and reserved only for emperors or senators. To achieve the color, a dye was made from murex seashells. What's that? Here's a picture. It wa
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The empire produced eminent philosophers such as Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. Yet some Romans hated philosophy for two main reasons: first, it was a Greek invention, and the Greeks were a conquered rac
