Categotry Archives: Roman Empire

Roman Cloth and Asbestos

I just learned that the Romans used asbestos in their table cloths, napkins and sometimes clothes. After dinner they would simply throw the napkins and table cloth into the fire to burn off the food, and the cloth would come out whiter than before. This is why they called it “amiantus” meaning unpolluted. The problem is that the last time… (more…)

Visiting Pompeii in Ancient Rome

Whether it is the fact that Pompeii was completely destroyed in 79 B.C., or whether it is the fact that Pompeii was preserved, rediscovered and restored in the 18th-20th centuries, people feel a strange draw toward the city and that fateful day. Pompeii remains a popular time travel destination despite the extreme dangers one faces if one does not do… (more…)