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The oldest and most accepted group of foreign deities were the gods of ancient Greece. These gods had made their home in the Roman world at an early time, along with Greek art and literature.

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time ... making it enormous and really one of the architectural marvels of the ancient world, he not only increased enormously the religious prestige ...

Vetruvius, the ancient Roman architect, wrote about the production ... statuettes, and mummy portraits. Eventually, mass production of Egyptian Blue emerged at various centers across Egypt and ...