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These early candles were made of wicks stuck into containers filled with a flammable material. The first dipped candles were made by the Romans from rendered animal fat called tallow. Since tallow is ...

The ancient swan necked Roman Hoe or Sarculum was used throughout the Roman Empire. The word sarculum comes from the word for sowing or hoeing. They were two types; the smaller lighter hoe and the ...

These stacks of tiles are part of a very clever Roman invention, the hypocaust. The hypocaust was a space under the floor where the air would be heated by a small fire. The floor was raised up by ...