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A group of five metallic elements which were well known to the ancients and which also have in common symbols that do not resemble the English words for them are lead (Pb), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), silver (Ag), and gold (Au).
Simple brick homes stand row upon row and archaeologists found a wealth of everyday artifacts from cooking utensils to work tools, painting a vivid picture of the ancients’ activities.
The seating has been renovated so there is no fear of sitting on worn stone, but this is perhaps your greatest opportunity to view a performance as the ancients did.
The metal was identified in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy, who originally named it alumium , based on Latin alumen , and alum , oxides and sulphates of aluminum, respectively, which were known to the ancients.
These were known to the ancients as the Pillars of Hercules, and in ancient times marked the limits of the known world.