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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also PerfumedFor centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty .
According to the late Greek archaeologist Dr George Hourmouziadis, who scrutinized the tablet until his death in 2013, its etchings resemble 'symbols' etched by a Neolithic people who once lived ...
Like Roman numerals, their system borrowed letters; like the Arabic numerals we still use, it only needed one symbol for each decimal place. In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters.
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