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The Romans disliked wrinkles, freckles, sunspots, skin flakes and blemishes. [6] To soften wrinkles, they used swans’ fat, asses’ milk, gum Arabic and bean-meal. [7] Sores and freckles were treated with the ashes of snails. [7] The Romans pasted soft leather patches of alum directly over blemishes to pretend that they were beauty marks.
Kitchens that did have roofs must have been extremely smokey, since the only ventilation would come from high windows or holes in the ceiling; while the Romans built chimneys for their bakeries and smithies, they were unknown in private dwellings until about the 12th century A.D, well after the collapse of Roman civilization. [39] [40]
Relief depicting a Gallo-Roman harvester. Roman agriculture describes the farming practices of ancient Rome, during a period of over 1000 years.From humble beginnings, the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) expanded to rule much of Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East and thus comprised many agricultural environments of which the Mediterranean climate ...
The Romans thought of themselves as highly religious, [15] and attributed their success as a world power to their collective piety in maintaining good relations with the Gods. According to legendary history , most of Rome's religious institutions could be traced to its founders , particularly Numa Pompilius , the Sabine second King of Rome ...
Most Romans consumed at least 70% of their daily calories in the form of cereals and legumes. [322] Puls (pottage) was considered the food of the Romans, [323] and could be elaborated to produce dishes similar to polenta or risotto. [324] Urban populations and the military preferred bread. [322]
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Many ancient authors condemned drinking, believing it to be detrimental to the social order. The Romans also believed that consumption of alcohol by women would drive them to adultery and promiscuity. [4] Pliny the Elder, in his book Natural History, describes cases of alcoholism. He states that "a great part of mankind are of the opinion that ...
A viral meme claims a 19th century prostitute invented false eyelashes to protect her eyes while on the job. This is provably false. Fact check: A Canadian inventor patented false eyelashes